On September 4, 2026, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) achieved a landmark milestone with the successful launch of the GSLV-F17 rocket, carrying the advanced Earth Observation Satellite EOS-05 (also known as GISAT-1A). Lifting off precisely at 2:55 AM IST from the Second Launch Pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, the 51.7-meter-tall GSLV vehicle seamlessly placed the 2,367 kg payload into a Sub-Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit roughly 19 minutes af

National Space Day is celebrated every year on 23 August to commemorate India’s historic Chandrayaan-3 Moon landing in 2023.India became the first country to successfully land near the Moon’s south polar region, marking a landmark achievement in global space exploration. The day honours the remarkable contributions of ISRO, scientists, engineers and everyone behind India’s growing space programme. From Chandrayaan and Mangalyaan to Aditya-L1, Gaganyaan and SpaDeX, India cont