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The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will start the new year with the launch of several commercial satellites, including Brazil’s Amazonia and three Indian satellites. “In the end of February or early March 2021, we will be sending our rocket Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle-C51 (PSLV-C51). The primary payload will be the Brazilian satellite called Amazonia, an earth observation satellite,” ISRO Chairman K. Sivan told Indian news agency
IANS.
“The PSLV-C51 mission will be a very special mission not only for ISRO but also for India as the rocket will be carrying the Earth Observation satellite Anand made by an Indian startup called Pixxel (Incorporated as Syzygy Space Technologies Pvt Ltd),” Sivan said.
ISRO Begins Training Four Bhutanese Space Engineers For Satellite Launch Scheduled Next Year
Updated On December 29, 2020
The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has started phase one of the training of four Bhutanese engineers. These Space Engineers are being trained under a joint India and Bhutan project wherein they develop a satellite for Bhutan.
Ruchira Kamboj, Ambassador of India to Bhutan, tweeted,” These four promising young space engineers from Bhutan have headed to India today for training at @isr0, as our two countries work together to build a satellite for Bhutan.”
These four promising young space engineers from Bhutan have headed to India today for training at @isro, as our two countries work together to build a satellite for Bhutan. #capacity#innovation#skillshttps://t.co/MKMYlGq9pjpic.twitter.com/IH0bFb10Et
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The satellite will be used to map the country s natural resources and for disaster management. An India Bhutan Joint working group is implementing the project.These engineers are from Bhutan s department of information technology and telecom which comes under Ministry of Information and communication.
The Indian Space Research Organization or ISRO has started phase one of the training of 4 Bhutanese engineers. The engineers are being trained under a joint India and Bhutan project to develop a satellite for Bhutan.
Phase one of the training will take place at ISRO s UR Rao Satellite center (URSC) from 28th December 2020 to 25th February 2021 and will involve theoretical and technical aspects. It will also involve visits to labs and test facilities. The 2nd phase of training will focus on developing the satellite for Bhutan INS-2B.
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India begins training of four Bhutanese space engineers for satellite launch next year
The engineers are being trained under a joint India and Bhutan project to develop a satellite for Bhutan. ISRO will train four Bhutanese space engineers. (Image: Indian mission in Bhutan)
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Updated: Dec 28, 2020, 02:19 PM IST
The Indian Space Research Organization or ISRO has started phase one of the training of four Bhutanese engineers. The engineers are being trained under a joint India and Bhutan project to develop a satellite for Bhutan.
Phase one of the training will take place at ISRO s UR Rao Satellite center (URSC) from December 28, 2020, to February 25, 2021, and will involve theoretical and technical aspects. It will also involve visits to labs and test facilities.