A few minutes after midnight on October 23rd, India’s Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is scheduled to use its massive GSLV-Mk3 (Geosynchronous Satellite Launch vehicle) rocket to lift 36 OneWeb satellites into orbit. ISRO has redesignated the flight as ‘LVM’ because the launch will take the satellites to low Earth orbit and not into a geosynchronous […]
OneWeb will see 36 of its broadband communication satellites launched later this month. India’s Space Research Organisation (ISRO) stated that it would use is heavy-launch rocket on its debut into the commercial launch market. ISRO says that as part of its contract with Arianespace, 36 satellites will be placed into orbit by its GSLV Mk3 […]
India’s State Research Organisation (ISRO) is looking to fill an anticipated severe demand for launching large satellite, as well as supplying its latest rocket for constellations looking to deliver their fleets into lower orbits. ISRO uses its commercial arm, New Space India Ltd (NSIL), which is the follow-on organisation from the tarnished Antrix Corp, for […]
Low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite communications company OneWeb has confirmed the arrival of 36 satellites at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC- SHAR) in advance of a planned launch from Sriharikota, India. With this launch, OneWeb will have over 70 per cent of its planned Gen 1 LEO constellation in orbit as it progresses to […]
India’s Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and its ‘New Space’ commercial are doing well in winning valuable new rocket launch contracts. But the maiden flight of its latest rocket version wasn’t smooth. The task was to launch an Earth observation satellite plus a separate task for Indian students (AzaadiSat), but ISRO announced that the rocket’s cargo […]
India’s Space Research Organisation (ISRO) says it has plans to design and build a new reusable rocket for the global market that would significantly cut the cost of launching satellites. “All of us want launches to be much cheaper than what we do today,” Chairman of ISRO Sreedhara Somanath said, speaking at the Bengaluru Space […]
The Delhi High Court firmly denied the granting of a $562.2 million (€562.2m) arbitration award – plus damages and interest – to Devas Multimedia. The Court, ruling on August 29th, said the claim suffered from “patent illegalities and fraud”. Most importantly, the Court said the award was in conflict with the public policy of India. […]
Devas Multimedia has been awarded a tiny – but perhaps morally valuable – pay-out from an old obligation and legal actions. Devas says it has “seized” $87,457.47 due to it from Intelsat. Devas has been fighting in assorted courts to access cash awarded to it by numerous courts in its extremely long-running action against India’s […]
India’s State Research Organisation (ISRO) earned a record $279 million (€273.7m) in valuable foreign exchange as a result of its rocket and space activity. Minister Jitendra Singh told parliament that ISRO had successfully launched 345 foreign satellites from 34 countries. ISRO works though a commercial division, New Space India, which looks after cash-generating activity for […]
Devas Multimedia won a $1.2 billion (€1.17bn) arbitration award in 2015, confirmed by a US Federal Court back in October 2020. The award was compensation for alleged illegal activity at India’s Antrix which was the commercial arm of India’s State Research Organisation (ISRO). The US District Court in Washington, on July 13th, insisted that the […]