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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