India

This tag is used to mark content that is related to Indian aerospace. India has become a leading provider of commercial launches in recent years, so it deserves its own tag.

SSLV lifting off from the Satish Dhawan Space Center on August 16th. ©ISRO India completes final development flight for SSLV

At 03:47 am Universal Coordinated Time on August 16th, India launched its third development flight for its SSLV launch vehicle. This third, and final, development flight flew from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre. Atop of SSLV for this launch was the EOS-08 satellite, a small 175.5 kilogram Earth

Aug 16, 2024 2 mins

PSLV-DL lifting off from Satish Dhawan Space Center with XPoSat ©ISRO India kicks off 2024 with the launch of XPoSat!

India kicked off the first launch of 2024 with the launch of a PSLV-DL rocket carrying the XPoSat spacecraft. The rocket lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Center at 09:10 am Indian Standard Time and successfully delivered the XPoSat spacecraft to low Earth orbit. XPoSat, also called X-ray

Jan 1, 2024 3 mins

Gaganyaan TV-D1 lifting off from its launch pad. India takes another step towards Human spaceflight!

Early in the morning on the 21st of October, India performed a launch abort test of the escape system for its Gaganyaan crew capsule. The mission had the capsule perform an abort 11.7 kilometers up at 889 miles per hour where it seperated from the booster. Gaganyaan's

Oct 21, 2023 2 mins

The flag of India flying in the wind. What is India's space agency and its rockets?

Disclaimer: This article was written on the 29th of September 2023 so some information may be outdated. This article is intended as a general explanation of the Indian Space Research Organisation, its facilities, and active orbital launch vehicles. Indian Space Research Organisation The Indian Space Research Organisation, commonly referred to

Oct 2, 2023 5 mins