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Space News Oct 09, 2026

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…

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

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 ...

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 YouTube & isro.gov.in (free) Watch In PersonSriharikota Launch View Gallery ...

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

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) ...

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 ...

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 ...