ISRO's second mission in 2023 has taken off successfully. The largest indigenous rocket LVM3 along with 36 satellites is now on route, space. This is the second commercial mission performed by LVM3.

India's largest, heaviest rocket LMV3 set to take off, to carry payload of 36 satellites

The countdown for the second commercial launch of India's largest rocket LVM3 began at 8:30am on Saturday, at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, an official at Indian Space Research Organisation told WION.

Countdown begins for ISRO's launch of it largest LVM3 rocket

The Indian space agency has announced that its largest rocket LVM3 will be launched at 9am on March 26 from the second launchpad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. This will be the rocket's sixth mission overall and its second commercial mission.

India's largest rocket LVM3 to perform second commercial mission on March 26

With the establishment of the Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS) in 1963 at Thumba, a location close to the magnetic equator, there was a quantum jump in the scope for aeronomy and atmospheric sciences in India.

WION at ISRO's Vikram Sarabhai Space centre

ISRO is planning to send civilians into space for about $700,000 a ticket by 2030. India's premier space agency will now compete with SpaceX in space tourism. Will India be the next big thing in space tourism? Mohammed Saleh reports.

Gravitas: ISRO pushes for space tourism

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman S Somnath told Hindustan Times that "work is in progress" around India's very own space tourism module, in a report published on Thursday.

'Work is in progress' around India's very own space tourism module. Read details about ticket price, and more

Indicating its rapid progress towards getting its third lunar spacecraft mission-ready, the Indian space agency has revealed that the Chandrayaan-3 integrated spacecraft underwent crucial tests.

ISRO: Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft successfully completes vibration and acoustic tests

The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) will carry out the launch of its heaviest and largest rocket LVM3, at 9 AM on Sunday, March 26. Aside from being the second commercial mission of the LMV3 rocket, the launch will also mark the completion of the first generation constellation of UK-Based LEO satellite communications firm OneWeb.

ISRO's heaviest rocket LVM3 to launch second batch of OneWeb satellites on March 26

All space agencies began by launching small rockets for experimental purposes and India's space agency ISRO also started its journey of rocketry by building and launching small indigenous rockets. Watch the video to know the journey of ISRO from its birthplace, Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS).

WION ground report from TERLS: The birthplace of ISRO

ISRO launches 'RH-200' sounding rocket. WION gets this exclusive report from the ISRO centre in Kerala, India.

ISRO launches 'RH-200' sounding rocket

"VSSC's main job is to develop space transportation systems. Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre has also designed and developed the crew module for Indian astronauts", says Dr. S. Unnikrishnan Nair, Director, VSSC, in conversation with WION's Sidharth MP on key activities and more.

WION reaches ISRO's centre in Kerala, India

RLV activities going on, ISRO working on landing RLV autonomously: Dr. S Unnikrishnan Nair

After providing valuable scientific data and serving the science community for more than a decade, the Indo-French satellite 'Megha-Tropiques' (MT-1) now rests in peace at a remote location in the Pacific Ocean.

Defunct Indo-French satellite ‘Megha-Tropiques’ now in pieces, laid to rest in Pacific Ocean

Indian Space Agency ISRO conducted a crucial cryogenic rocket engine test. The indigenous CE20 cryogenic engine takes India a step closer to executing its third lunar mission Chandrayaan 3.

Cryogenic engine for ISRO's third lunar mission

The Indian Space Agency ISRO is carrying out a controlled re-entry of a defunct Indo-French satellite and attempting to land it in an uninhabited zone in the Pacific Ocean.

How and why ISRO is disposing off a defunct Indo-French satellite

The Indian Space Agency ISRO and the American Space Agency NASA are working on a Satellite Mission. The idea was born in 2014 and is now close to attaining fusion.

NISAR: First ever NASA-ISRO satellite mission

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is all set to launch three satellites into space. The mission is a second attempt to launch a new mini vehicle SSLV and the launch is scheduled just few moments from now.

India: SSLV-D2 becomes ISRO's first launch mission of 2023

Earth observation satellite jointly developed by NASA and ISRO is all set to be shipped to India this month. India-NASA had joined hands in 2014 to build the 2,800 kilogram satellite 'NISAR', that will likely be launched from India early 2024.

NASA-ISRO satellite 'NISAR' to map earth's surface

India: ISRO's first launch of 2023, adds fourth rocket to its arsenal

The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M) and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) are developing virtual reality (VR), augmented reality and mixed reality solutions to help train Indian astronauts for the harsh unknowns of Space.

IIT Madras & ISRO developing virtual reality tech to prep Indian astronauts for space emergencies

Earth observation satellite jointly developed by NASA and ISRO is all set to be shipped to India later this month. India-NASA had joined hands in 2014 to build the 2,800 kilogram satellite 'NISAR', that will likely be launched from India in September.

NASA-ISRO satellite ready: India, US' 'Nisar' to be shipped to Bengaluru for its launch

Indian space agency ISRO is not just collaborating with established space powers Russia, USA, Japan and France, but is also looking to explore collaborations with emerging nations in the space sector.

ISRO and MEA to explore business prospects in Africa, Middle East, Latin America, South East Asia

ISRO has successfully achieved several feats in 2022. The list varies from launching India's first virtual space museum, completing the first commercial mission of LVM3, to reaching milestones for the Gaganyaan Programme. Watch further to know more.

WION Dispatch | ISRO's 5 launch missions of the year 2022

With the support of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Indian Start-up Qnu Labs aims to demonstrate unlimited distance Satellite Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) based secure communications.

Indian start-up partners with ISRO to develop satellite-based QKD secure communication

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