The previous LVM3 mission was the successful launch of Chandrayaan-3, during which India became the first country to successfully land near the lunar South Pole in 2023, according to ISRO.

This is the first time ISRO will put a satellite weighing more than 4,000 kg in the distant geosynchronous transfer orbit (GTO) from the Indian soil.

The flashes of light were taken during the Palomar Sky Survey, a project that mapped the northern sky between 1949 and 1958.

The Cape's November launch schedule features the usual heavy dose of SpaceX Starlink internet satellite missions, along with a United Launch Alliance Atlas V launch carrying a Viasat satellite ...

"With upgraded payloads, GSAT-7R or CMS-03 is designed to expand secure, multi-band communications for the Navy’s growing ...

"Haven Demo will test critical systems for Haven-1, including propulsion, flight computers and navigation software." ...