Indian space program News
Discover the fascinating story behind Aryabhata, India's first satellite, and how it paved the way for the nation's rise as a global space power.
The 1.4-tonne satellite will be launched aboard the PSLV-C39 rocket on Thursday, August 31, from the state-run Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) spaceport at Sriharikota off the Bay of Bengal in Andhra Pradesh, about 80 km northeast of Chennai at 7:00 pm.
GSLV Mark-III would be a powerful launch vehicle built to lift heavy communications satellites to space.
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