P-30 satellite passes space test, Dhruva Space plans 1st commercial mission LEAP-1 in Q1 of 2024 | India News – Times of India

[ad_1] HYDERABAD: Spacetech startup Dhruva Space on Wednesday said it has successfully space qualified its P-30 satellite platform and is now gearing up for its first commercial mission – codenamed LEAP-1 — in the first quarter of 2024. The Hyderabad-based satellite maker said the qualification of its `Launching Expeditions for Aspiring Payloads-Technology Demonstrator’ (LEAP-TD) payload…

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Mint Explainer: Why black holes are on India’s radar

[ad_1] While Interstellar popularised the idea of black holes, physicists and research labs continue to expand their research of such interstellar phenomena to further understand the origins of our universe. In December 2021, the US-based National Aeronautics Space Agency launched the imaging X-ray polarimetry explorer mission to explore the remnants of supernova explosions, the particle streams…

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Hyderabad spacetech startup Dhruva Space to kick off 2024 with Leap-TD mission onboard PSLV C-58 – Times of India

[ad_1] HYDERABAD: Spacetech startup Dhruva Space is all set to kick off the new year with a bang. The Hyderabad-based startup’s Leap-TD (Launching Expeditions for Aspiring Payloads-Technology Demonstrator) mission is scheduled to blast off onboard the Indian Space Research Organisation‘s (ISRO) PSLV-C58 Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh on the morning of January 1, 2024.The mission will…

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India planning to launch 50 satellites for intelligence gathering in five years: Isro chief | India News – Times of India

[ad_1] MUMBAI: India is aiming to launch 50 satellites in the next five years for geo-intelligence gathering which will include the creation of a layer of satellites in different orbits with a capacity to track the movement of troops and image thousands of kilometers of area, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairman S Somanath said…

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