Tag Archives: geostationary transfer orbit
Is it so blasphemous to think ISRO ought not to be compared to other space agencies?
Is it so hard to consider the possibility that we might get a better sense of ISRO’s activities if we did not keep comparing it to those of other space agencies? Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Antrix, Ariane 5, Arianespace, Brahm Prakash, Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy, geostationary transfer orbit, GSAT, GSLV, INSAT, ISRO, low-Earth orbit, medium-lift launch vehicle, Merlin 1D, NYT, PSLV, reusable launch vehicle, Roscosmos, SCE-200, SpaceX, Sun-synchronous orbit, telecommunication satellites, TOI, UR Rao
Comments Off on Is it so blasphemous to think ISRO ought not to be compared to other space agencies?
The GSLV Mk-III is no jugaad
Scroll December 18, 2014 (Note: This piece was written in the future-tense and published before ISRO’s successful test flight this morning.) Come Thursday, the Indian Space Research Organisation will launch its GSLV Mk-III rocket from its launch pad in Sriharikota. … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Ariane 6, Arianespace, geostationary transfer orbit, GSLV Mk-III, Indian Space Research Organisation, Mars Orbiter Mission, NASA MAVEN, PSLV
Comments Off on The GSLV Mk-III is no jugaad