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Write a note on India and space exploration
Write a note on India and space exploration
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ISRO is the primary agency in India to perform tasks related to space based applications, space exploration and development of related technologies.
- AstroSat is the first dedicated Indian astronomy mission aimed at studying celestial sources in X-ray, optical and UV spectral bands simultaneously.
- Mars Orbiter Mission is ISRO’s first interplanetary mission to planet Mars with an orbiter craft designed to orbit Mars in an elliptical orbit of 372 km by 80,000 km
- Chandrayaan-1, India’s first mission to Moon, was launched successfully on October 22, 2008 from SDSC SHAR, Sriharikota.
- Chandrayaan-2 will be an advanced version of the previous Chandrayaan-1 mission to Moon.
ISRO is the primary agency in India to perform tasks related to space based applications, space exploration and development of related technologies.
- AstroSat is the first dedicated Indian astronomy mission aimed at studying celestial sources in X-ray, optical and UV spectral bands simultaneously.
- Mars Orbiter Mission is ISRO’s first interplanetary mission to planet Mars with an orbiter craft designed to orbit Mars in an elliptical orbit of 372 km by 80,000 km
- Chandrayaan-1, India’s first mission to Moon, was launched successfully on October 22, 2008 from SDSC SHAR, Sriharikota.
- Chandrayaan-2 will be an advanced version of the previous Chandrayaan-1 mission to Moon.
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