Indian Space Research Organisation

India's high-power communication satellite GSAT 30 has been launched successfully onboard Ariane 5 rocket from French Guiana in the early hours of Friday, said ISRO. With the satellite, India will be able to get high-quality television, telecommunications and broadcasting services.

After NASA's claims of locating Vikram lander on Moon, ISRO chief K Sivan has claimed that the Indian space agency had located the lander and had declared it on its website, news agency ANI reported.

ISRO on Wednesday launched India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle-XL (PSLV-XL) rocket carrying advanced earth observation satellite Cartosat-3 and 13 US nanosatellites from Sriharikota.

In yet another development about the crashed Vikram lander from Chandrayaan 2, the information has been provided that it touched down moon's surface within the range of 500 meters of the assigned target location.

In the video, he can be seen posing for group selfies with several flight attendants, one of whom asks the flight's passengers through a PA system, to welcome the space agency chief.

The NASA on Saturday took to Twitter to commend ISRO's attempt to land its Chandrayaan-2 mission on the South Pole of the Moon.

PM Narendra Modi was on his way out from the ISRO centre after completing his address when he turned to congratulate K Sivan for all his efforts in the mission. Mr Sivan broke into tears as PM Modi gave him a hug and several pats on the back to ensure he does not get disheartened with the results.

During the interaction, one of the students asked him for the tips to become the President of India. Replying to his query, PM Modi laughed and said, 'why President and not Prime Minister?'

Applauding the tremendous efforts of the scientists involved in the project, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the great thing associated with science is that it never fails, no matter what the result is. There is always learning.

Communication to the Chandrayaan 2's lander Vikram was lost. At 3.10 am, an ISRO scientist - not the chief - announced that a planned press conference had been called off.