Upcoming Space Missions of ISRO

By Priya

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Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is the national space agency of India which is involved in science and engineering technology to harvest the benifits of outer space for India and the whole mankind.

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ISRO has planned several space exploration missions for the upcoming year 2024. Let's know about some of the major missions like Mangalyan 2, Gaganyan, NISAN and so on.

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INSAT 3DS

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The INSAT 3DS is an integral component for the INSAT series designed by ISRO. The primary objective of this satellite is to closely monitor and the deep understanding of weather systems, disaster management effects and crucial meteorological changes.

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NISAR

NISAR stands for NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar. It represents the collabrative mission between NASA and ISRO which aims to launch  a dual-frequency synthetic aperture radar satellite used for remote sensing.

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Gaganyaan 1

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Gaganyaan 1 is the test flight mission for India's manned spacecraft programme. This mission is the collabration of ISRO an  Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL).

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Shukrayaan-1 (Venus Orbiter Mission)

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ISRO aims to launch a spacecraft to the orbit of the planet Venus. This is the part of the Venus Orbiter Mission which is conducted by ISRO.

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Mangalyaan-2 (MOM 2)

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Mangalyaan 2 is the second Mars mission of India which has the primary objective to study about the surface, atmosphere and climatic conditions of the planet Mars.

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X-ray Polarimeter Satellite

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X-ray Polarimeter Satellite is launched into the orbit of the earth used to investigate about the polarization of cosmic X-rays.