Source: TH Context: Prime Minister of India condoled the passing of Dr. K. Kasturirangan, a towering figure in India’s space and education sectors, who passed away at the age of 84. About Dr. K. Kasturirangan: Who he was? Eminent astrophysicist and former Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). Served as Secretary to the …
Source: News on Air Context: ISRO has successfully tested an indigenous Stellite (KC20WN) alloy nozzle divergent for the PSLV’s fourth stage, replacing imported Columbium (C103) and achieving a 90% cost reduction. About Indigenous Stellite Nozzle Divergent for PSLV: What is a Divergent Nozzle? The divergent nozzle is the flared section of a rocket engine that …
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Facts for Prelims (FFP) Source: PIB Context: Recently, ISRO successfully launched the MoES-funded GSLV-F14/INSAT-3DS satellite from Srihari Kota, enhancing India’s meteorological services. About GSLV-F14/INSAT-3DS satellite: ISRO’s Launch Vehicles:
GS Paper 3: Topics Covered: Awareness in space. Context: The GSLV-F10/EOS-03 mission, which lifted off from Sriharikota on August 12 last year failed due to ‘deviation in the performance’ of the cryogenic upper stage (CUS) of the launch vehicle, a national-level Failure Analysis Committee (FAC) constituted in the aftermath has found. GSLV-F10 was ISRO’s …
GS Paper 3: Topics Covered: Awareness in space. Context: Isro has successfully launched earth observation satellite EOS-04, two other satellites (INSPIREsat-1 and INS-2TD) onboard PSLV recently. It was launched from the first launch pad at the country’s only spaceport in Sriharikota – Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Andhra Pradesh. Significance: This is ISRO’s first …
GS Paper 3 Topics Covered: Awareness in space. Context: The launch of earth observation satellite EOS-03 onboard GSLV-F10 was unsuccessful recently because of an anomaly in the rocket’s cryogenic upper stage. GSLV-F10 was ISRO’s eighth flight with indigenous cryo, 14th GSLV flight and 79th launch from Sriharikota. What is EOS-03? EOS-3 was the first …
