SARAL or Satellite with ARgos and ALtiKa is a cooperative altimetry technology mission of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and CNES (Space Agency of France). SARAL is tasked to perform altimetric measurements designed to study ocean circulation and sea surface elevation.
The PSLV-CA, CA meaning "Core Alone", model premiered on 23 April 2007. The CA model does not include the six strap-on boosters used by the PSLV standard variant. The fourth stage of the CA variant has 400 kg less propellant when compared to its standard version. It currently has capability to launch 1,100 kg to a 622 km Sun synchronous orbit.
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is the space agency of the Government of India headquartered in the city of Bangalore. Its vision is to "harness space technology for national development while pursuing space science research and planetary exploration."
INFO WIKIA batch of 60 satellites for Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Dedicated mission for a single communication microsatellite that will enable specific frequencies to support future services from orbit. The launch w…
Tiantong-1-03 is the third satellite in a series of Chinese geostationary communication satellites.
This is Virgin Orbit's second attempt to launch the LauncherOne rocket. It also carries cubesats which were contracted by NASA through Venture Class …
For this mission, the New Shepard crew capsule will be outfitted with upgrades for the astronaut experience as the program nears human space flight. …
Türksat 5A is the first of two Turkish next generation communications satellites, which will be operated by Türksat for commercial and military purpo…
The CSO-2 (Composante Spatiale Optique-2) satellite is the second of three new-generation high-resolution optical imaging satellites for the French m…
XJY-7 is an undisclosed Chinese government payload for the first launch of Long March 8
Classified payload for NRO.