Sun mission : Magnetometer boom on Aditya-L1 satellite successfully deployed in L1 halo orbit

Chennai, Jan 25 (UNI) In yet another significant achievement in India’s first solar exploratory mission, the Magnetometer boom on Aditya-L1 satellite was successfully deployed in L-1 halo orbit, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said on Thursday. In an update, ISRo said the 6-meter long magnetometer boom on the Aditya-L1 satellite has been successfully deployed. It…

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Union Jal Shakthi Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat reaffirms commitment to strengthen Centre-State partnership for achieving goals of water security

Chennai, Jan 23 (UNI) Union Minister of Jal Shakti Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Tuesday reaffirmed the commitment to strengthen the Centre-State partnership for achieving water security goals in the country. Chairing a Ministerial session in the two-day ‘All India Secretaries’ Conference on Water Vision @ 2047 – Way Ahead’ organised at Mahabalipuram, about 55 km…

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Instrument on Chandrayaan-3 lander started serving as a location marker near lunar south pole

Chennai, Jan 19 (UNI) The Indian Space Agency on Friday announced that the Laser Retroreflector Array (LRA) on the Chandrayaan-3 lander has begun serving as a fiducial point points (precisely located markers for reference) on the moon. NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) achieved a laser range measurement using the LRA by successfully detecting signals reflected…

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ISRO develops 2nd gen Distress Alert Transmitter for fishermen at sea

Chennai, Jan 17 (UNI) The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has developed an indigenous technological solution second generation Distress Alert Transmitter (DAT) for the fishermen at sea to send emergency messages from fishing boats. The messages are sent through a communication satellite and received at a central control station (INMCC: Indian Mission Control Centre) where…

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