In first mission in 2021, Isro to launch Brazilian, Indian startup satellite: All you need to know
In first mission in 2021, Isro to launch Brazilian, Indian startup satellite: All you need to know
India s space agency ISRO will launch Brazilian satellite Amazonia-1 and 20 other payloads, including one built by an Indian start-up on February 28. This will be the first space mission in 2021 by Bengaluru-headquartered Indian Space Research Organisation.
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UPDATED: February 5, 2021 20:24 IST
PSLV-C51/Amazonia-1 is the first dedicated commercial mission of NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), a Government of India company under Department of Space. (File Photo: Isro/Twitter)
India s space agency ISRO will launch Brazilian satellite Amazonia-1 and 20 other payloads, including one built by an Indian start-up on February 28. This will be the first space mission in 2021 by Bengaluru-headquartered Indian Space Research Organisation.
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Bengaluru, February 5
In its first space mission in 2021, India’s space agency ISRO planned to launch Brazilian satellite Amazonia-1 and 20 other payloads, including one built by a home-grown start-up, on February 28.
The launch from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota, is tentatively scheduled at 10.23 am, subject to weather conditions, Bengaluru-headquartered Indian Space Research Organisation said on Friday.
PSLV-C51/Amazonia-1 is the first dedicated commercial mission of NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), a Government of India company under Department of Space.
NSIL is undertaking this mission under a commercial arrangement with Spaceflight Inc.USA.
Amazonia-1 is the optical earth observation satellite of National Institute for Space Research (INPE).
In ISRO s 1st Mission Of 2021, A Milestone For Both Brazil And India. Details Here In ISRO s 1st Mission Of 2021, A Milestone For Both Brazil And India. Details Here The satellites are slated to be launched onboard the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) C-51 at 10:24 am from the Sriharikota spaceport, over 100 kms from Chennai.
The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) C-51 rocket will lift-off at 10:24 am on February 28
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In its first mission in 2021, India s space agency ISRO plans to launch on February 28 Brazilian satellite Amazonia-1 and three Indian payloads, including one built by a home-grown start-up.
The satellites are slated to be launched onboard the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) C-51 at 10:24 am from the Sriharikota spaceport, over 100 kms from Chennai.
Odisha s Balasore to get country s first thunderstorm research testbed: IMD
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IMD Director-General Dr Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, while speaking with a private television channel, also revealed that a first-of-its-kind monsoon testbed is also being planned near Bhopal. Both the projects are in the planning stage and detailed project reports are being made, he said.
Bhubaneswar: Odisha s Balasore will get the country s first thunderstorm research testbed, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said. The objective of setting up the thunderstorm testbed is to minimalise human fatalities and loss of property due to lightning strikes.
IMD Director-General Dr Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, while speaking with a private television channel, also revealed that a first-of-its-kind monsoon testbed is also being planned near Bhopal.