GSLV

The IRNSS 1H satellite integrated with the PSLV C39's fourth stage. The payload fairing is yet to be installed (in this photograph). Credit: ISRO

‘India’s GPS’ Remains Unfinished as an ISRO PSLV Mission Fails After 20 Years

Vasudevan Mukunth 02/09/2017

A spare satellite, IRNSS 1I, was expected to launch...

On June 29, 2017, an Ariane 5 rocket launched the GSAT-17 and Hellas Sat 3-Inmarsat S EAN satellites into a geostationary transfer orbit. Credit: Arianespace

GSAT-17 Is the Latest in a Long Line of ‘Made in India, for India’ Communication Satellites

Gopal N. Raj 29/06/2017

Of the 31 communication satellites produced by ISRO, 19...

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After GSLV Mk III Cruises to Success, ISRO Is Back to Its Hectic Schedule

Vasudevan Mukunth 05/06/2017

The D1 mission has injected the GSAT-19 communications satellite...

An Ariane 5ES lifts off, June 2013. Credit: dlr_de/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

Apples and Oranges: Why ISRO Rockets Aren’t Comparable to Falcons or Arianes

Vasudevan Mukunth 18/02/2017

ISRO is a state-backed, not market-driven, organisation, while its...

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Calling ISRO’s Fluff: Only Higher Achievements Should Merit Widespread Celebration

Pavan Srinath 17/02/2017

If nanosatellites are the future, why is ISRO not...

Engineers around the GSLV D5 ahead of its launch, in the vehicle assembly building, Sriharikota. Credit: ISRO

Would ISRO Launches Be So Cheap If Indian Labour Were Not Underpaid?

Vasudevan Mukunth 16/01/2017

We know India's ineffective legislation protects the cheapness of...

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How 2016 Heralded a New Kind of Race Into the Final Frontier

Narayan Prasad 31/12/2016

This time, it’s not one country against another as...