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ISRO Oct 16, 2026

IDRSS Explained: India’s Data Relay Satellite System, And Why Gaganyaan Needs It

Mission File SatellitesIDRSS-1 and IDRSS-2 OperatorISRO Mission TypeGeostationary data-relay satellite system Mass~2,000 kg class each (I-2K extended bus) Launch VehicleGSLV Mk II Launch SiteSecond Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre,…

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IDRSS is set to launch on a GSLV Mk II rocket like this one, seen here lifting off carrying the NISAR satellite

IDRSS Explained: India’s Data Relay Satellite System, And Why Gaganyaan Needs It

Mission File SatellitesIDRSS-1 and IDRSS-2 OperatorISRO Mission TypeGeostationary data-relay satellite system Mass~2,000 kg class each (I-2K extended bus) Launch VehicleGSLV Mk II Launch SiteSecond Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, ...
SSLV rocket carrying AayulSAT-1A satellite launches from Sriharikota

AayulSAT-1A: India’s Bold Satellite Refueling Comeback 2026

Mission File SatelliteAayulSAT-1A OperatorOrbitAID Aerospace Mission TypeIn-orbit refuelling technology demonstrator (internal propellant, power & data transfer) Mass~25 kg tanker-class demonstrator Launch VehicleSSLV (rideshare) Launch SiteFirst Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space ...
The Gaganyaan TV-D abort test vehicle on the First Launch Pad at Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota

TV-D2 Explained: ISRO’s Next Big Safety Test Before Gaganyaan

Test File MissionTest Vehicle Abort Mission-2 (TV-D2) ProgrammeGaganyaan Crew Escape System validation VehicleGaganyaan Abort Test Booster (modified GSLV L40 stage) Launch SiteFirst Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota Target ...
ISRO Pushpak RLV-TD winged vehicle touching down on the runway during the LEX-03 autonomous landing experiment

Pushpak RLV Explained: How ISRO Is Building India’s Reusable Rocket (2026)

RLV File ProgrammeRLV Technology Demonstration Programme (RLV-TD) Vehicle NamePushpak Developed ByISRO – Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) First FlightHEX-01, May 23, 2016 (suborbital hypersonic test) Landing Tests Completed3 of 3 ...
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IDRSS is set to launch on a GSLV Mk II rocket like this one, seen here lifting off carrying the NISAR satellite

IDRSS Explained: India’s Data Relay Satellite System, And Why Gaganyaan Needs It

Mission File SatellitesIDRSS-1 and IDRSS-2 OperatorISRO Mission TypeGeostationary data-relay satellite system Mass~2,000 kg class each (I-2K extended bus) Launch VehicleGSLV ...
SSLV rocket carrying AayulSAT-1A satellite launches from Sriharikota

AayulSAT-1A: India’s Bold Satellite Refueling Comeback 2026

Mission File SatelliteAayulSAT-1A OperatorOrbitAID Aerospace Mission TypeIn-orbit refuelling technology demonstrator (internal propellant, power & data transfer) Mass~25 kg tanker-class demonstrator ...
The Gaganyaan TV-D abort test vehicle on the First Launch Pad at Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota

TV-D2 Explained: ISRO’s Next Big Safety Test Before Gaganyaan

Test File MissionTest Vehicle Abort Mission-2 (TV-D2) ProgrammeGaganyaan Crew Escape System validation VehicleGaganyaan Abort Test Booster (modified GSLV L40 stage) ...
ISRO Pushpak RLV-TD winged vehicle touching down on the runway during the LEX-03 autonomous landing experiment

Pushpak RLV Explained: How ISRO Is Building India’s Reusable Rocket (2026)

RLV File ProgrammeRLV Technology Demonstration Programme (RLV-TD) Vehicle NamePushpak Developed ByISRO – Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) First FlightHEX-01, May ...
Night liftoff from the First Launch Pad at Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, the site of ISRO's next launch

How to Watch ISRO’s Next Launch Live: Your Complete Guide to NVS-03 (October 2026)

Launch File Next LaunchNVS-03 (IRNSS-1L) VehicleGSLV Mk II F18 Launch SiteSatish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota Expected WindowMid-October 2026 Watch OnlineISRO ...
Bellatrix Aerospace Microwave Electrothermal Thruster (MET) hardware

Bellatrix Aerospace Explained: India’s Bold Bet on Satellite Propulsion (2026)

Mission File CompanyBellatrix Aerospace Founded2015 FoundersRohan Ganapathy & Yashas Karanam HeadquartersBengaluru, India FocusSatellite propulsion & orbital transfer vehicles 2026 funding ...
NVS-03 explained: an NVS-series NavIC satellite undergoing pre-launch preparation in ISRO's cleanroom, the same design lineage as NVS-03

NVS-03 Explained: The Indigenous Atomic Clock Bringing NavIC Back to Life (2026)

Mission File SatelliteNVS-03 (IRNSS-1L) Launch vehicleGSLV-F18 Launch windowOctober 2026 Launch siteSDSC SHAR, Sriharikota Mass2,232 kg Target orbitGeosynchronous, 129.55°E Atomic clockIndigenous ...
GSLV vs LVM3 comparison: GSLV Mk II rocket lifting off carrying the NISAR satellite

GSLV vs LVM3: Why ISRO Is Retiring One Rocket to Bet on the Other (2026)

Quick Comparison GSLV payload (GTO)About 2,500 kg LVM3 payload (GTO)About 4,200 kg GSLV cost per launchRoughly Rs 390 to 400 ...
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