Science and Technology

Artemis Program It is NASA’s program to return astronauts to the Moon, preparing the way for human missions to Mars. It aims to “land the first woman and first person of colour on the Moon”, and explore the lunar surface. … Continue reading →

It is a next-generation launch vehicle of ISRO. It is a three-stage vehicle with two solid strap-on motors, one liquid core stage and a high-thrust cryogenic upper stage Stages of GSLV – Use of Equipment Core stage – S200 solid … Continue reading →

It is a 4th generation launch vehicle designed to place communication satellites in geostationary transfer orbit using a cryogenic third stage.  It was used for launching Chandrayaan-2. It is a three-stage vehicle with four liquid strap-ons.  First stage – Solid … Continue reading →

It is India’s third-generation launch vehicle, first successfully launched in October 1994. It is the first Indian launch vehicle to have liquid stages. It is a four-stage vehicle with multiple satellite launch capabilities and multiple orbit capabilities. First stage – … Continue reading →

Sounding rockets are one- or two-stage solid-propellant rockets employed to explore the upper atmosphere as well as carry out space research.  Sounding rockets enabled the use of rocket-borne instrumentation to probe the atmosphere in situ. The first rockets were two-stage … Continue reading →

What is it? It is an autonomous regional satellite navigation system established and maintained by ISRO. Coverage It covers India and a region extending up to 1,500 km beyond Indian mainland (primary coverage area) with plans of extension. Satellites The … Continue reading →

Launch Vehicle: PSLV­ – C58 Significance: It is India’s first dedicated polarimetry mission  Aim: It aims to investigate the polarization of intense X-ray sources. Orbit: Low Earth Orbit Tenure: 5 years The spacecraft will carry two scientific payloads in a … Continue reading →

Launching Agency – Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Aim – To study solar corona. Launch Vehicle – Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) XL It would be placed into a point in space known as the L1 Lagrange point. Plasma Analyser … Continue reading →

Chandrayaan-3 is a follow-on mission to Chandrayaan-2 The propulsion module will carry the lander and rover configuration till 100 km lunar orbit. It would launched by LVM3 Mission Life  – One Lunar day (~ 14 earth day). The Chandrayaan-3 mission … Continue reading →

Formation: It was established in 2019 under the administrative control of the Department of Space. What is it?: NSIL is the commercial arm of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) with the primary responsibility of enabling Indian industries to take … Continue reading →