ISRO spy satellite, EMISAT will intercept signals not only on the ground and at high-resolution from space but also for the Indian Navy

The launch countdown for an Indian rocket carrying the Microsat R imaging satellite of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Kalamsat student satellite has begun, said an ISRO official.

45th Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) flight from Sriharikota will place HysIS satellite, also known as 'Chhota Bheem', in the sky with another 30 small co-passenger satellites.

The Indian Space Research Organisation has made a huge achievement after launching two earth observation satellites for UK. India's PSLV C42 lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, India's rocket port on the coast of the Bay of Bengal in Andhra Pradesh. It is the 44th launch of Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle and the country has fetched Rs. 200 crore from the British government, for the successful launch of the satellites.

India on Sunday night successfully put into orbit two British earth observation satellites, NovaSAR and S1-4, in copy book style.

India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) rocket lifted off successfully with navigation satellite IRNSS-1I from the rocket port here early on Thursday.

India will early on Thursday launch its IRNSS-1L navigation satellite from the Sriharikota rocket port, Indian space agency officials said.

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched its 100th satellite on January 12 (Friday). India successfully launched a polar rocket with 31 satellites, including three Indian and 28 of six other nations from its spaceport at Sriharikota.

The approval for Aditya L1 solar mission has come and the satellite will be launched during 2019 – 2020 timeframe by PSLV-XL from Sriharikota, ISRO mentioned on its website.

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is working on developing a small launch vehicle that can be assembled in just three days instead of normal 30-40 days for a normal size PSLV. It is also cost effective and can be built in one tenth of the total cost used in making a full size PSLV.