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The GSAT-31 is a high power communication satellite with Ku-band, and it is going to serve and replace some of the satellites that are going to expire soon. (Photo: @isro | Twitter)

India successfully launches latest communication satellite GSAT-31

GSAT-31 is the country's 40th communication satellite which is configured on ISRO's enhanced 'I-2K Bus'.

6 Feb 2019 9:52 AM IST

Indias heaviest satellite GSAT-11 was successfully launched by an Arianespace rocket from the French Guiana in the early hours of Wednesday, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said. (Photo: Twitter | @isro)

ISRO opens its first Human Space Flight Centre

The HSFC shall be responsible for implementation of Gaganyaan Project which involves end-to-end mission planning.

5 Feb 2019 12:17 PM IST

Former Isro chairman G. Madhavan Nair

Former ISRO chairman G Madhavan Nair receives death threat, high-level...

A case under the relevant section of the IPC had been registered and investigation was on.

30 March 2019 9:14 AM IST

Former Isro chairman G. Madhavan Nair

We had ASAT missile tech in 2007, but no political will, says Ex-ISRO...

India is only the fourth country to have such a specialised capability after the US, Russia and China.

28 March 2019 2:10 AM IST

Team Anant members of BITS Pilani working in a laboratory.

BITS Pilani students inch closer to nano-sat launch

After the launch the control for most domains is likely to remain with the students of the institute.

29 April 2019 1:31 AM IST

Gaganyaan will be smaller in size (3Mx2.70M in diameter) when compared with the Russian Soyuz capsule (7.2Mx2.7M in diameter), Chinese Shenzhou (9.25Mx2.8M in diameter) and NASAs proposed Orion spacecraft (3.3Mx5M).

Gaganyan crew members' selection to start soon

Isro and the IAF will sign an agreement shortly on the process of selection and training of these crew members for...

3 April 2019 2:50 AM IST

Isros PSLV-C45 carrying Emisat and 28 other satellites lifts off from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota. (Photo: PTI)

Isro lords it over space

Manned missions have been done before, and their utility value in the 2020s is somewhat questionable.

2 April 2019 12:38 AM IST

Another significant aspect is that around 95 per cent of hardware for this mission is fabricated outside ISRO. (Photo: ANI)

ISRO launches electronic intelligence satellite with 28 others

PSLVC-45 successfully injected EMISAT into sun-synchronous polar orbit on Monday after its launch from Satish Dhawan...

1 April 2019 4:50 PM IST

Indias heaviest satellite GSAT-11 was successfully launched by an Arianespace rocket from the French Guiana in the early hours of Wednesday, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said. (Photo: Twitter | @isro)

ISRO to launch PSLVC-46 followed by PSLVC-47, Chandrayaan 2 in May: K...

ISRO's PSLVC-45 successfully injected electronic intelligence satellite EMISAT along with 28 international customer...

1 April 2019 2:12 PM IST

The PSLV was launched at 9.27 am on April 01, and after reaching an altitude of 749 km, around 17 minutes into flight, the 436Kg EMISAT satellite was ejected. (Representational image)

Watch: ISRO successfully injects EMISAT satellite, 28 others being...

PSLV was launched with India's EMISAT defence satellite, along with 28 other satellites from around the world.

1 April 2019 10:01 AM IST

Indian Space Research Organisations PSLV-C46 carrying earth observation satellite lifts off at Sriharikota on Wednesday. (Photo: PTI)

India launches spy satellite that can see through clouds

With a mission life of five years, the satellite will also be used for military surveillance, sources said.

23 May 2019 2:56 AM IST

The RISAT-2B is equipped with a synthetic aperture radar that can take pictures of the earth during day and night, and also under cloudy conditions. (Photo: ANI)

'Cloud proof': ISRO launches radar imaging satellite RISAT-2B

ISRO Chairman K Sivan had earlier described the mission as a 'very, very important' one for the country.

22 May 2019 8:25 AM IST