Kabul requests India to launch exclusive satellite for AfghanistanAfghanistan minister Syed Ahmad Shah Sadat recently met Indian Ambassador Manpreet Vohra in Kabul to make the request.
08 Aug, 2017, 12.49 AM IST
Electric propulsion to usher in new era of satellite launchesEP system was first used as a technology demonstrator in Gsat-9 or the South Asia Satellite launched on May 5, which was PM Narendra Modi’s...
18 Jun, 2017, 10.49 AM IST
How a hotline from PMO to North East set stage for South Asia SatelliteBefore India put PM Modi's space diplomacy into the orbit, scientists had set up a hotline between Umsaw, Meghalaya, and the PMO to demonst...
22 May, 2017, 11.46 AM IST
PSLV most reliable launch vehicleDespite the success of the PSLV programme, India was not capable to launch INSAT type heavy communication satellites in much higher geosync...
08 May, 2017, 10.52 AM IST
Modi government plans a slew of rail links in Northeast to connect with neighboursRailways is launching faster trains to connect Itanagar with the rest of India besides starting several big and small rail links in the lan...
08 May, 2017, 07.35 AM IST
Manohar Parrikar hails ISRO for South Asia satellite launch"Congratulations to @isro for successful launch of #SouthAsiaSatellite. PM @narendramodi ji has taken regional cooperation to greater heigh...
06 May, 2017, 07.16 PM IST
View: Indian diplomacy rises above the stratosphereIndia would build, in South Asian neighbours, the ground stations required to take full advantage of the data bounced off the satellite.
06 May, 2017, 06.39 AM IST
All you need to know about South Asia SatelliteThe satellite, India's gift to its neighbours, will connect it with six other countries of South Asia. It reflects Modi govt's neighbourhoo...
06 May, 2017, 12.27 AM IST
India aces space diplomacy test with Modi's satellite gift to South Asia; 14 things to knowThe GSAT-9 has been launched with an objective to provide different communication applications with coverage over South Asian countries, th...
05 May, 2017, 05.39 PM IST
Modi government is all set to unveil its biggest satellite counter to China today: 14 things about the GSLV launchThe launch, from the Sriharikota space centre in Andhra Pradesh, is being widely seen as a display of India's soft power and regional influ...
05 May, 2017, 02.13 PM IST
- Countdown for launch of South Asia satellite progressing smoothly
Chennai, May 5 (IANS) The countdown for the launch Friday evening of the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-MkII) rocket carryin...
05 May, 2017, 12.20 PM IST
- India begins countdown for South Asia Satellite launch
Chennai, May 4 (IANS) A 28-hour countdown for the Friday launch of the South Asia Satellite or GSAT-9 commenced on Thursday, the Indian Spa...
04 May, 2017, 03.50 PM IST
- Countdown for South Asia Satellite's launch to begin Thursday
Chennai, May 3 (IANS) The countdown for the launch of May 5 evening launch of South Asia Satellite or GSAT-9 by India will begin on Thursda...
03 May, 2017, 09.25 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi’s 'gift,' South Asia satellite to launch on FridayIsro's Rs 450 cr communications satellite will be India's gift to neighbours and marks New Delhi's attempt to get around troubled ties with...
01 May, 2017, 11.21 AM IST
South Asia Satellite a boon for the entire region: PM Narendra Modi“The capacities of this satellite and the facilities it provides will go a long way in addressing South Asia’s economic and developmental p...
01 May, 2017, 12.15 AM IST
Unprecedented Modi gambit boosts India's space faring efforts like never beforeIndia is carving a very unique place in the universe. This week New Delhi will 'gift' a heavyweight bird in the sky to its neighbours.
30 Apr, 2017, 12.25 PM IST
ISRO to launch South Asia Satellite on May 5; Pakistan not on boardAccording to ISRO sources, the launch of this communication satellite (GSAT-9) is scheduled for May 5 on board the space agency's rocket GS...
14 Apr, 2017, 08.24 PM IST