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Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Tom Udall (D-N.M.) wrote to FCC Chairman Ajit Pai saying the agency “must consider whether sufficient spectrum will remain available to accommodate today's C-band services,” among other issues.
India’s GSLV Mark 3 launch moves nation closer to full space autonomy
India’s maiden launch of the GSLV Mark 3 rocket June 5 marks a big step forward on the country’s path to greater self sufficiency in space — a strategy India has used to guide its space activities not only in launch, but the construction and operation of telecommunications satellites.
India’s first GSLV Mark 3 rocket makes its debut
Initial reports indicated that the rocket was performing as planned though satellite separation. The launch is the first for this new, and more powerful, variant of the GSLV.
India’s space agency planning to launch next lunar mission in 2018
The Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft would include an orbiter and a lander, with that lander carrying a rover.
India’s heavy-lift rocket on track for December debut following engine test
After a third and final ground test of its newest cryogenic upper stage engine Feb. 19, India’s Space Research Organisation has said it is confident of launching its heavy-lift rocket this December.
India Test Fires New Engine for GSLV
India successfully tested a new engine for its Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) April 28.
India Tests GSLV-3 Rocket and Crew Capsule with Suborbital Launch
In a two-in-one mission, India successfully conducted the first experimental flight of its next-generation launch vehicle and demonstrated the re-entry and recovery of a prototype crew capsule.
VIDEO | Launch of Indian GSLV Rocket with GSAT-14
U.S. Strategic Command and Canada’s Department of National Defence have signed an updated accord permitting the exchange of advanced SSA data.
ISRO Targets December for GSLV-D5 Launch
ISRO said some 750 kilograms of fuel had leaked from the second stage of the GSLV.
Fuel Leak Prompts Postponement of GSLV Launch
The launch was postponed about two hours before the scheduled liftoff after a fuel leak was detected on the rocket’s second stage.
With GSLV Grounded, India Looks Abroad for Launches
India’s Space Commission has cleared the basic design of the country’s Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV), which suffered two consecutive failures in 2010. However, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) does not expect to launch the GSLV again before 2012, a decision that has prompted ISRO to look abroad for launch accommodations for a pair of government satellites.
Indian GSLV Rocket Fails Shortly After Liftoff
BANGALORE, India — An Indian Geostationary Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) carrying a telecommunications satellite was destroyed about a minute after liftoff Dec. 25 after veering off course in the second straight failure involving that rocket.
Third Launch of India’s GSLV Now Scheduled for Sept. 20
India plans to launch its educational communications satellite, dubbed Edusat, Sept. 20 aboard a Geostationary Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV), the Indian Space Research Organisation announced Sept. 10.
