tuhin4u (Unstopable Lover + Mariana World DIAMOND member): ISRO on 1 July 2013, at 23:41Hrs IST launched from Sriharikota the First Indian Navigation Satellite the IRNSS-1A. The IRNSS-1A was launched aboard PSLV-C22. The constellation would be comprising 7 satellites of I-1K bus each weighing around 1450 Kilograms, with three satellites in the Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO) and 4 in Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GSO). The constellation would be completed around 2015. * 29-09-14 - 06:18:08
tuhin4u (Unstopable Lover + Mariana World DIAMOND member): On 4 April 2014, at 17:14 Hrs IST ISRO has launched IRNSS-1B from Sriharikota, its second of seven IRNSS series. After 19 mins of launch PSLV-C24 has successfully injected into its orbit. * 29-09-14 - 06:19:18
tuhin4u (Unstopable Lover + Mariana World DIAMOND member): The Indian Space Research Organisation has proposed a budget of 124 billion (US $2.0 billion) for its human spaceflight programme. According to the Space Commission which recommended the budget, an unmanned flight will be launched after 7 years of final approval. and a manned mission will be launch after 7 years of funding. If realised in the stated time- frame, India will become the fourth nation, after the USSR, US and China, to successfully carry out manned missions indigenously. * 29-09-14 - 06:23:01
tuhin4u (Unstopable Lover + Mariana World DIAMOND member): On 5 January 2014, GSLV-D5 successfully launched GSAT-14 into intended orbit. This also marked first successful flight using indigenous cryogenic engine, making India sixth country in the world to have this technology. * 29-09-14 - 06:25:43
tuhin4u (Unstopable Lover + Mariana World DIAMOND member): One of most important achievements of ISRO in this field was the discovery of three species of bacteria in the upper stratosphere at an altitude of between 20–40 km. The bacteria, highly resistant to ultra-violet radiation, are not found elsewhere on Earth, leading to speculation on whether they are extraterrestrial in origin. * 29-09-14 - 06:29:56