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Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)

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gov civilFounded 1969
Bengaluru, India
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ISRO reported the Chandrayaan-2 mission cost 9.7 billion rupees, with both Chandrayaan-2 and Chandrayaan-3 cost estimates including the spacecraft and launch on a Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV).

Mentioned as: ISROTechnical ProductJan 1, 2020India confirms plans for second lunar lander mission

ISRO estimated the Chandrayaan-3 mission will cost 6.15 billion rupees (about $86,400,000).

Mentioned as: Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)Narrative FinancialJan 1, 2020India confirms plans for second lunar lander mission

ISRO plans the first flight of the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV), a solid-fuel rocket designed to place up to 500 kg into low Earth orbit.

Mentioned as: isroTechnical ProductJan 1, 2020India confirms plans for second lunar lander mission

Kailasavadivoo Sivan, chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation, confirmed on 2020-01-01 that ISRO will attempt a second lunar landing with the Chandrayaan-3 mission.

Mentioned as: Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)Narrative GeneralJan 1, 2020India confirms plans for second lunar lander mission

ISRO plans the first flight of the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) with a new 4-meter-diameter payload fairing to accommodate larger spacecraft.

Mentioned as: ISROTechnical ProductJan 1, 2020India confirms plans for second lunar lander mission

Initial SSLV launches will take place from ISRO’s existing spaceport at Sriharikota.

Mentioned as: Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)Narrative GeneralJan 1, 2020India confirms plans for second lunar lander mission

Indian government officials indicated the Chandrayaan-3 mission could launch as soon as November 2020, but ISRO provided no firm launch date.

Mentioned as: Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)Narrative GeneralJan 1, 2020India confirms plans for second lunar lander mission

Indian media reported that ISRO estimated it could take 14 to 16 months to complete the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft, which would push the launch into 2021.

Mentioned as: Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)Narrative GeneralJan 1, 2020India confirms plans for second lunar lander mission

The Indian Space Research Organisation plans the first flight of its Small Satellite Launch Vehicle in 2020.

Mentioned as: Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)Narrative PlanDec 31, 2019Virgin Orbit plans orbital launch in early 2020

S. Somanath, director of ISRO’s Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, indicated that ISRO delayed a formal announcement about the lander’s fate until engineers completed simulations and acknowledged that Vikram likely landed at a speed beyond its survivability.

Mentioned as: ISROTechnical ProductDec 3, 2019NASA orbiter spots crash site of Indian lunar lander

NASA will cooperate on a joint lunar mission between JAXA and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in 2023 to study the lunar poles.

Mentioned as: Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)Narrative PlanSep 25, 2019NASA and JAXA reaffirm intent to cooperate in lunar exploration

The Indian Space Research Organisation lost contact with the Vikram lander during its final descent to the lunar surface on 2019-09-06 with the last signals received at an altitude of 2.1 km.

Mentioned as: Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)Narrative GeneralSep 17, 2019Lunar lander failures offer a warning to commercial missions

ISRO reported on 2019-09-10 that the Chandrayaan-2 orbiter had taken an image of the Vikram lander.

Mentioned as: Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)Narrative GeneralSep 17, 2019Lunar lander failures offer a warning to commercial missions

An ISRO spokesperson emailed on 2019-09-17 that ISRO would provide updates on its website and through social media.

Mentioned as: Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)Narrative GeneralSep 17, 2019Lunar lander failures offer a warning to commercial missions

ISRO has not received any communications from the Vikram lander since 2019-09-06.

Mentioned as: Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)Narrative GeneralSep 17, 2019Lunar lander failures offer a warning to commercial missions

Chandrayaan-2 is the Indian Space Research Organisation's second lunar mission following Chandrayaan-1, which launched in October 2008.

Mentioned as: Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)Narrative GeneralSep 2, 2019India set for moon landing attempt after Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft separation

Russia was initially planned to construct the Chandrayaan-2 lander but withdrew from the project, after which ISRO decided to make Chandrayaan-2 an entirely Indian effort.

Mentioned as: Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)Narrative GeneralJul 22, 2019India launches Chandrayaan-2 lunar orbiter and lander mission

On 2019-03-29, Al Condes, NASA associate administrator for international and interagency relations, informed K. Sivan, chairman of ISRO, that NASA was suspending its participation in the NASA-ISRO Human Space Flight Working Group.

Mentioned as: ISROOrg RelationshipApr 7, 2019NASA resumes cooperation with ISRO after ASAT test

The NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) mission is under development with NASA providing one radar and ISRO providing the other radar, the spacecraft bus, and the launch vehicle.

Mentioned as: Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)Org RelationshipApr 7, 2019NASA resumes cooperation with ISRO after ASAT test

Exolaunch is seeking to begin working with other launch vehicle operators including the Indian Space Research Organization.

Mentioned as: Indian Space Research OrganizationOrg RelationshipFeb 11, 2019Exolaunch plans ambitious launch campaign
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