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The current capacity of SCL is 180nm. We are moving straight to 28nm. China is struggling to progress beyond 7nm. But bro wants us to leap to 3nm.

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🚨 "India is making 28 nm semiconductor chips, but the best chips in phones are 3 nm. We've got to subsidize a few generations of chip factories to reach the manufacturing frontier" - Raghuram Rajan.

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The next launch from @isro PSLV-C56, is going to be a dedicated commercial mission scheduled for July 26th. It will place seven customer payloads into Low Earth Orbit. #ISRO #PSLVC56 📷 from PSLV-C29

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The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has carried out the first integrated test of an intermediate configuration of its 2000kN Semicryogenic Engine at its newly commissioned Semicryogenic Integrated Engine & Stage Test facility at the ISRO Propulsion Complex.

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RLV-LEX Awesome new video... #RLVLEX #ISRO

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How the fuck is this better than isro logo??

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How the fuck is this better than NASA worm

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If we increase the Mk-3 production rate to 6 as Somnath sir said then we can completely replace Russia in the commercial launch industry. With Mk-3's back-to-back commercial launches we have shown our intent and capability now we just need to accelerate the Mk3 production rate.

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In 2023, @ISRO decided to provide access to remote sensing data from 44 satellites dating back to 1986. Would you like to know the peculiar reason behind this decision, or why the government forced ISRO to do so?

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So I I filed an RTI in December 2023, and I received the reply today Here's the thread:

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With the successful launch of PSLV C57 ISRO has launched 59 PSLVs to date with 56 successful launches 2 Complete failures and 1 partial failure. #ISRO #AdityaL1 #AdityaL1Launch #PSLVC57 #SolarMission

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The legacy of the Sokol spacesuits in Indian human spaceflight history.

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Meet japan @IHI_ad Corporation XF9-1 engine it's produces 107 kN of dry thrust and 147 kN of wet thrust.

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State-funded lunar landing attempts since 2019: 🇮🇳 Chandrayaan-2: 2019 ❌ 🇨🇳 Chang'e 5: 2020 ✅️ 🇷🇺 Luna-25: 2023 ❌ 🇮🇳 Chandrayaan-3: 2023 ✅️ Privately funded lunar landing attempts since 2019: 🇮🇱 Beresheet: 2019 ❌ 🇯🇵 Hakuto-R: 2023 ❌ 🇺🇸 Astrobotic Peregrine: 2024❌️

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Soviet styled poster of HLVM3: #ISRO #HLVM3 #Gaganyaan

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Hey Indian defense nerds any new update on paper beast aka amca??

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🇰🇷 KF-21 prototype 3 & 4 formation flight at ADEX 2023

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🧵🧵 Asian countries and their first orbital rockets. 1. Japan 🇯🇵 First Orbital Rocket: Lambda-4S Satellite Launched: Ohsumi Launch Date: 11 February 1970

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Bro promoted @isro 's flight termination system like nobody else ever could 😉

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I am filing another RTI today. Any questions or suggestions will be welcomed.

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Here is the reply to another RTI that I filed in January 2024: > The first unmanned flight of Gaganyaan will carry both the crew module and service modules. > The objective of the first flight is to validate all critical hardware required for the mission.

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@spectatorindex Brits after every Indian rocket launch.

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Some cool shots from @isro curtain raiser video. #Chandrayaan3 #ISRO

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@10NewsFirstPER Most probably Pslv 3rd stage.

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@BBCWorld Brits after seeing India's progress:

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👉 The Shukryaan mission is still not approved. 👉 Both the Candryaan-4 and LUPEX missions are still in the study phase.

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MIRVed democracy #Agni5 🫡🙇‍♂️🇮🇳

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That's very true. In just two years, we will see a Chinese private company launching a reusable rocket more powerful and efficient than ISRO's rockets. If we progress at ISRO standard pace, we will continue to play catch-up forever.

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There is so much we need yet to catch up with the rest of the world! #ISRO

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👉 Ten out of twelve transponders are assigned for the South Asia satellite. Only Bhutan, Bangladesh, and Maldives have established ground infrastructure for utilizing the South Asia satellite.

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@ThePrimalDino This is how the fully stacked crew module will look after service module integration. It will measure 3.58m in height, 3.5m in diameter, and weigh around 8200kg.

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Now some important questions about the Gaganyaan program: 👉 Even though @isro is developing its own Intra Vehicular Activity (IVA) suits but for Gaganyaan mission a well proven and time tested Russian spacesuit will be used.

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Why do the Army and Navy have a weird obsession with this 60-year-old chopper? It looks ugly.

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MODERN COMBAT (V.1.05 IND)

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So yeah, @isro does allow other space agencies to use the Indian Deep Space Network.

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Elena Geo Systems, a Bengaluru-based space tech company, has designed and developed an indigenous Navic chip. They have already received an order of 10,000 chips, which will be fabricated in Taiwan. Source:

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👉 Regarding SSLV We will continue to see very few launches of SSLV as mass production will only start after isro complete transfers of technology to the private industry.

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Soviet styled poster of GSLV Mk-3:

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👉 In one interview Somnath Sir stated that India currently lacks the capability to manufacture the crew capsule. As per @isro they are exploring both internal and external routes to realize the crew module hardware.

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Why don't MoD buy this kinds of product directly from Aliexpress??

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The test is a major milestone before integrating the complete engine and its qualification. The Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre of ISRO is designing and developing the engine with Indian industry participation,

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Yeah @isro I am a pakistan spy paying 10 rupees and waiting 2 months just to get some silly info to send over to Islamabad to make some USD.

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embrace mk-3 supremacy..

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#GSLVF14 #Chennai

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Finally, after facing many rejections, brother's hard work paid off eagerly waiting for this let's get a reality check.

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Interviewed Dr. Somanath.... Awkward, interesting, Tense, weird, lost...All emotions in here. He was brutally honest, which also means disappointment in many topics Public at 7pm today.

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Tbh Mk2 looks great in this shot. @isro photographer is definitely from Mk2 gang. He/She will never click this kind of pic during Mk3 launch.

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ISRO has had a very extensive remote sensing program over the years. ISRO successfully pioneered remote sensing instrument capabilities worldwide, and to this day, we have some of the highest resolution satellites in space.

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and it will power the booster stages of future launch vehicles using the Liquid Oxygen-Kerosene propellant combination. The newly established test facility is capable of testing semi-cryogenic engines up to 2600 kN thrust

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Chakravartin the king of kings.

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Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) has been launched 15 times: 6 times with 🇷🇺 cryogenic engines and 9 times with indigenous cryogenic engine. Out of these 9 were successful launches 4 were complete failures and 2 were partial failures.

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Service module:

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GSLV-F14 getting ready for launch on 17th it will place INSAT-3DS metrological satellite in Geo transfer orbit. INSAT-3DS will complement the existing INSAT-3D and INSAT-3DR satellites. L40 Boosters closeup. 📷: @KirenRijiju

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Semi-Cryogenic test stand ISRO propulsion complex (IPRC) Mahendragiri. This stand will be used to test SCE-200 engine.

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and will support the subsequent testing and qualification of the fully integrated Semicryogenic engine and stage. #ISRO #sce200

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We need blasphemy law asap.

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#WATCH | West Bengal: A pandal based on the theme of ISRO's Chandrayaan-3 Moon mission has been prepared ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi in Kolkata. (17.09)

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Glimpse of Indian Vyomanauts:

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3. India 🇮🇳 First Orbital Rocket: SLV-3 Satellite Launched: Rohini 1 (RS-1) Launch Date: 18 July 1980

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To understand the demand, I submitted a RTI request to National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) to understand the utilization of the products. It is well understood that the majority of the utilization of these products is internal to ISRO and the government.

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INSAT-1B deployment with payloads assist module from Space Shuttle Challenger STS-8 Mission. Circa: 1983

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In response to the RTI I filed in January 2024 where I had requested the amount invested in R&D from the financial year 2001-2023 but they just provided me from 2020-2023.

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SAR image of the Howrah Bridge captured by RISAT-1 Circa 2014. 📷: @isro

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@DJSnM Like @isro does:

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@debapratim_ Unreal meltdown from muricans.

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Upcoming landing attempts in 2024: 🇯🇵 SLIM: ⌛️ 🇺🇸 Intuitive Machines Nova-C: ⌛️

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A model of @JAXA_jp Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) spacecraft which has very ambitious missions including sample return from Mars largest moon Phobos and a flyby of Deimos. 📷: @Tenzi_isas1

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Thread on Iraqi Launch vehicle Al-Abid: In the late 1980s Iraq initiated a program to develop a satellite launch vehicle with the aim of placing a 100-300 kg payload into a 200-500 km orbit thereby aiming to become the first in the Arab world.

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Even then, the revenue doesn't match the satellite's cost. For example: Let's consider Resourcesat-2, India's most successful remote sensing satellite, with a successor in Resourcesat-2A. Now, whether it is really successful or not, we will decipher.

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I have successfully filed the RTI with all of your questions. I will update its status below this post, so make sure to bookmark this post.

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I am filing another RTI today. Any questions or suggestions will be welcomed.

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GSLV Mk2 has been launched 15 times with 9 successful launches 4 complete failures and 2 partial failures.

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Every year, according to RTI, NRSC sells an average of 10 Crore INR worth of data.

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A glorious 23 years of flawless service with zero crashes comes to an end. No worries, we need to figure out what went wrong fix it and improve. #Tejas you are still my favorite fighter jet out there.

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Yagi antenna used for TTC during Aryabhata and Bhaskara missions by @isro at SHAR.

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Rare Photos of Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin boarding Vostok 1 spacecraft and historic launch of first manned spaceflight on April 12, 1961 from Baikonur Cosmodrome Site No.1 Gagarin is greeted by Oleg Ivanvosky the principal designer of Vostok Manned spacecraft.

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> Drect Trans-Lunar injection(TLI) payloads capacity of GSLV Mk-3 is around 3000 kg.

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Spaceports around the world and their relative proximity to the equator, as well as the velocity of Earth's surface by latitude.

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I know it's never going to happen, but still @isro can you please use CY2 OHRC to click some pictures of the @ispace_HAKUTO_R landing site? It's a small request from the Indian space community.

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@wartrophy_414 But howcome we have 4 billion to buy drones but not to make our own fighters.

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7. South Korea 🇰🇷 First Orbital Rocket: Naro-1 (KSLV-1) Satellite Launched: STSAT-2C Launch Date: January 30, 2013

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6. North Korea 🇰🇵 First Orbital Rocket: Unha-3 Satellite Launched: Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3 Unit 2 Launch Date: 12 December 2012

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RTI reply to your question: @UtpalGautam5

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@SolidBoosters @gareebscientist @TitaniumSV5 @TirthaChakraba2 @Indrani1_Roy @isro @nssdatta @Rethik_D @sdhrthmp Sorry for the late reply brother I am quite occupied with my exams these days(final paper tomorrow and then I will be free). When you will file your next RTI ask about what went wrong with the MENKA payload of Mangalyaan ! And keep up the good work 👍.

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Here's how the fully stacked SCE-200 will look. While it is true that the sce-200 is based on the ukrainian RD-810 engine, it is important to note that the RD-810 has never been used in an actual flight. #SCE200 #ISRO

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5. Iran 🇮🇷 First Orbital Rocket: Safir-1A Satellite Launched: Omid Launch Date: 2 February 2009

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The @ispace_HAKUTO_R team has confirmed that their recent attempt to soft-land on the lunar surface was unsuccessful. The summary of last four lunar-soft landing attempts: >2019 Israel ❌️ >2019 India ❌️ >2020 China ✅️ >2023 Japan ❌️ #HAKUTO_R

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2. China 🇨🇳 First Orbital Rocket: Long March 1 Satellite Launched: Dong Fang Hong 1 Launch Date: 24 April 1970

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4. Israel 🇮🇱 First Orbital Rocket: Shavit Satellite Launched: Ofeq 1 Launch Date: 19 September 1988

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We sent India £33.4 million in foreign aid cash in 2022/23. But the total is set to rise to £57 million in 2024/25. Anybody think we should send money to India? Or no we shouldn't & agree with me, charity starts at home?

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But now let's calculate the cost of: Making, Launching, and Maintaining. According to media reports, the cost of the Resourcesat-2 satellite is 200 Crore. Adding to that the launch cost of 90 crore and maintenance cost of 10 crore for ground stations, commanding, downlinking,

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On average, 3-3.5 crore of this revenue comes from the combination of both Resourcesat-2 and Resourcesat-2A. Out of ISRO's approximately 30 satellites, 2 of them generate more than 30% of the revenue. This is likely why ISRO continues to refer to them as successful.

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The total revenue would be 27 crore. So, ISRO actually made 27 crore INR in the last decade by investing a cost of 600 Crore INR. Now, think, is it really successful? There isn't enough demand in the country (or elsewhere, because NRSC also sells data to outside the country too)

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ISRO successfully completed final hot test of human-rated L110-G stage Vikas engine for Gaganyaan program marking a major milestone in India's human spaceflight program.

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> The next test of SCE-200 is planned in Q2 2024. > @isro is not importing any components of SCE-200 from Ukraine or Russia.

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It's not about race, but rather about the actual scientific contributions toward understanding our closest celestial body whether CY-3 lands near south-pole before or after luna-25. We Indians will share the same amount of happiness and pride. Source: Reuters

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> Electric propulsion system onbaord GSAT-9 aka South Asian Satellite is working nominally.

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The data still seems to be coming (kudos to exceeding the satellite's lifetime). The first satellite was launched in 2011 and the second satellite in 2016. Let's assume they actually sold 3.5 crore data every year from 2016-2021 and 2 crore data every year from 2011-2016.

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Japanese Space One #Kairos rocket went through a rapid unscheduled disassembly on its inaugural flight.

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@RVCJ_FB This is misleading and incorrect the said details is about CH-3 orbiter not CH-3 lander. The lander just had 490 Liters of fuel and survival on moon doesn't depends on fuel but battery and solar panels.

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Important Next 5 Years for @isro and What We Can Expect: 1. Indian vyomanaut on board the ISS. 2. Approval for Shukrayaan and Lupex by 2025. 3. MK-3 with SC-120 stage 4. NGLV design Finalisation. 5. 4th country in the world with independent human spaceflight capability.

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Chinese pumping billions into their Semiconductor R&D be like:

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🚨 We will be significantly ahead of China in terms of Semiconductor manufacturing, research and design - Minister Rajeev Chandrashekhar.

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for the satellites they build to compensate the cost incurred by taxpayers. The sad part is that , CAG did this analysis and already identified this problem in 2011 itself before the launch of first satellite.

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A major upcoming milestone in the Chandrayaan-3 mission which will involves the separation of Vikram lander from the Propulsion module. During this event Vikram will bid adieu to the PM after separation vikram will perform two deorbit burns to achieve the 100*30 km orbit.

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Do check out my first article on Medium. Your feedback is highly appreciated. Indian Meteorological Satellites — past, present and future.

Indian Meteorological Satellites — past, present and future.

The Past.

medium.com

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😜😜😜🤪🤪 Before Approval: 🐌🐌🐌 After approval: 🐌🐌🐌

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AMCA Approved 🥳🎉

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archiving, and salaries to scientists (which I've estimated conservatively), it would amount to a total cost of 300 crore. 2 satellites would cost 600 crore. Both of these were planned for a 5-year lifetime.

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