The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is aiming for the first crewed Gaganyaan human spaceflight mission to take place in December 2021.
Read More »#SpaceWatchGL Op’Ed: Privateering the Solar System – A Long View of Commercial Space and National Security
The role of commercial space in today’s national security environments is known well enough. There are useful policy debates to be had over what national security space systems a state should absolutely provide for to ensure sovereign decision making in war versus where commercial entities can step in.
Read More »India Installs SATCOM Ground Stations And Terminals In SAARC Member-States
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will deliver five ground stations and a total of 500 Very Small Aperture Terminals (VSAT) to enable its neighbours to benefit from satellite-based services such as TV, Internet, telephone, disaster management, and telemedicine.
Read More »Indian Military Space: Hughes India And Sterlite Tech Enable Satcom Connectivity For Indian Navy
Hughes Communications India has been selected to provide a high-performance satellite broadband system for India's Naval Communication Network (NCN).
Read More »Indian Government Aims To Build LEO And MEO Satellite Communications Constellation
The Indian government is considering building a constellation of communications satellite is low-Earth and Medium-Earth orbits (LEO and MEO) in order to provide improved connectivity across the country with reduced latency, as the South Asian country seeks to be the latest entity to build a large constellation of satellites, albeit the first to do so as a government programme.
Read More »Indian Parliament Likely To Introduce Commercial Space Bill In 2019
The Indian government is likely to introduce the 2017 Space Activities Bill, which will allow the commercial use of space in India, in the 2019 budget session, according to a report in the Hindustan Times.
Read More »Indian Human Spaceflight: Gaganyaan Mission In 2022 To Orbit Three Astronauts, Cost $1.4 Billion
The Indian government announced on 28 December 2018 that its Gaganyaan human spaceflight mission expected to take place in 2022 will consist of three crew members, last for five to seven days in orbit, and is budgeted for the equivalent of U.S.$1.43 billion, according to Indian media reports.
Read More »India’s ISRO Seeking To Develop ADMIRE VTVL Reusable Launch Vehicle
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is looking to develop a reusable satellite launch vehicle similar to the reusable Grasshopper booster rockets from the SpaceX Falcon 9 satellite launch vehicle, The Times of India reports.
Read More »Indian Military Space: ISRO Successfully Launches GSAT-7A Communications Satellite For Indian Air Force
An Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-F11) successfully launched the GSAT-7A military communication satellite from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) in Sriharikota, India, on 19 December 2018.
Read More »ASX-Listed Sky And Space Global Expands Commercial Coverage With Globe TeleServices Reseller MoU
London-based and Australian Stock Exchange-listed S-band satellite operator, Sky and Space Global (SAS), has confirmed that it has signed a binding Reseller Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Globe Teleservices (GTS).
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