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ISRO-CNES TRISHNA thermal imaging satellite planned for 2027.

14 Oct 2026

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  1. Science and tech

    ISRO-CNES TRISHNA thermal imaging satellite planned for 202712

    TRISHNA will measure land surface temperature and water stress from a 761 km sun-synchronous orbit with a three-day revisit.

    • TRISHNA is a joint ISRO-CNES thermal-infrared Earth observation satellite
    • CNES lists launch in 2027; Indian officials say 2027 or early 2028
    • CNES provides the thermal infrared instrument; ISRO builds the visible/near-infrared/shortwave-infrared instrument
    • Sun-synchronous orbit at about 761 km, revisit about three days, 5-year design life
  2. Science and tech

    National Space Day 2026: third edition, theme Towards Viksit Bharat345

    The third National Space Day was held at Ahmedabad on 23 August 2026 with the theme 'Towards Viksit Bharat: Innovating, Collaborating and Aspiring to Global Space Leadership'; it marks Chandrayaan-3's landing on 23 August 2023.

    • Third National Space Day, Ahmedabad, 23 August 2026
    • Theme: Towards Viksit Bharat: Innovating, Collaborating and Aspiring to Global Space Leadership
    • Chief guest Gajendra Singh Shekhawat; ISRO chairman V. Narayanan presided
    • Date marks Chandrayaan-3 soft landing on 23 August 2023
  3. Science and tech

    IN-SPACe chief says ISRO will stop making launch vehicles; private sector to build them678

    IN-SPACe chairman Pawan Goenka said on 21 August 2026 at a Business Today summit that ISRO would eventually stop making launch vehicles, with production moving to private firms and PSUs while ISRO focuses on R&D and missions; later reports described it as a trend, not a formal policy.

    • Remark made 21 August 2026 at a Business Today summit
    • ISRO to focus on R&D, advanced technology and scientific missions
    • SSLV technology is already being transferred to HAL; PSLV and LVM3 reported as likely next
    • Nine ISRO employee associations wrote to ISRO chairman on 4 September seeking clarity
  4. Science and tech

    ISRO completes key Gaganyaan crew module and parachute qualification tests ahead of G191011

    In July 2026 ISRO reported completing crew module uprighting, separation and apex cover tests, and ran the IMAT-05 main parachute air-drop on 7 July, in preparation for the first uncrewed Gaganyaan mission (G1).

    • IMAT-05 main parachute air-drop test on 7 July 2026 at Sheopur, from 2.5 km using an IAF IL-76
    • Crew module uprighting, CSU-2 separation and apex cover structural tests completed
    • Deceleration system has 10 parachutes of 4 types
    • G1 uncrewed mission targeted for 2026; no confirmed launch date found
  5. Science and tech

    ISRO completes three Gaganyaan crew module qualification tests1213

    ISRO completed three Gaganyaan crew-module qualification tests: the uprighting system (floatation bag inflation), umbilical (CSU-2) separation, and the apex-cover structure tested at about 1.75 times flight loads.

    • ISRO completed three Gaganyaan crew-module qualification tests: the uprighting system (floatation bag inflation), umbilical (CSU-2) separation, and the apex-cover structure tested at about 1.75 times flight loads
  6. International

    Bengaluru hosts BRICS Heads of Space Agencies meeting1415

    BRICS Heads of Space Agencies meeting held in Bengaluru 23-24 June 2026 under India's BRICS chair. Hosted by ISRO/DoS with MEA support; 26 delegates from 10 countries. Discussed remote sensing, disaster management, climate and sustainable space operations.

    • BRICS Heads of Space Agencies meeting held in Bengaluru 23-24 June 2026 under India's BRICS chair
    • Hosted by ISRO/DoS with MEA support; 26 delegates from 10 countries
    • Discussed remote sensing, disaster management, climate and sustainable space operations
    • MoS Jitendra Singh proposed a 'BRICS Space Economy'
  7. Awards

    Chandrayaan-3 wins AIAA Goddard Astronautics Award16171819

    ISRO's Chandrayaan-3 mission received the AIAA Goddard Astronautics Award at the ASCEND conference in Washington on 21 May for its 2023 lunar south-pole soft landing.

    • ISRO's Chandrayaan-3 received the 2026 AIAA Goddard Astronautics Award, presented on 21 May 2026 in Washington DC at the ASCEND 2026 conference
    • India's ambassador to the US, Vinay Kwatra, accepted it for ISRO
    • Citation recognises the landing near the lunar south pole; the award is AIAA's highest honour for astronautics
  8. Science and tech

    ISRO conducts second integrated air drop test of Gaganyaan crew module20

    ISRO carried out the second Integrated Air Drop Test (IADT-02) of the Gaganyaan crew module on 10 April at Sriharikota: an IAF Chinook lifted a simulated module of about 5.7 tonnes to roughly 3 km and ten parachutes slowed its descent into the sea, with the Indian Navy recovering it.

    • Test on 10 April 2026 at Sriharikota (IADT-02); the first test, IADT-01, was on 24 August 2025
    • Simulated crew module of about 5.7 tonnes dropped from about 3 km by an IAF Chinook
    • Ten parachutes of four types deployed in sequence; Navy recovered the module
    • Validates parachute-based deceleration for Gaganyaan
  9. Science and tech

    ISRO releases Indian Space Situational Awareness Report 2025 at SMOPS-2026212223

    ISRO chairman V. Narayanan released ISSAR-2025 on 8 April 2026 at SMOPS-2026 in Bengaluru, not in January as the draft stated.

    • ISRO released the Indian Space Situational Awareness Report (ISSAR-2025) on 8 April 2026 at the second SMOPS-2026 conference, Bengaluru
    • Report logged 328 launch attempts in 2025 (315 successful) and 4,651 new space objects
    • Collision-avoidance manoeuvres for Indian satellites: 14 in low Earth orbit (including NISAR) and 4 in geostationary orbit
  10. Science and tech

    ISRO's PSLV-C62 fails to reach orbit, second PSLV failure in a row242526

    PSLV-C62 lifted off from Sriharikota on 12 January but deviated near the end of third-stage burn and missed orbit, losing the DRDO's EOS-N1 and other satellites. It followed the PSLV-C61 failure in May 2025.

    • Launch date: 12 January 2026 from Sriharikota
    • Anomaly in the third stage (PS3); no satellite reached its intended orbit
    • EOS-N1 (Anvesha) among 16 satellites lost
    • Second consecutive PSLV failure, after PSLV-C61 in May 2025, both in the third stage
    • ISRO said detailed analysis initiated
  11. Science and tech

    ISRO LVM3 launches BlueBird Block-2, heaviest payload to LEO272829

    ISRO launched AST SpaceMobile's US-built BlueBird Block-2 satellite on an LVM3 from Sriharikota on 24 December. At about 6,100 kg it is the heaviest payload ever put in low Earth orbit by the LVM3.

    • Launch date: 24 December 2025 (LVM3-M6) from Sriharikota
    • Payload: BlueBird Block-2, about 6,100 kg, for AST SpaceMobile under an NSIL commercial deal
    • Heaviest payload LVM3 has placed in low Earth orbit; reported as heaviest satellite launched from Indian soil
    • Previous LVM3 record: CMS-03 (about 4,400 kg) in November 2025
  12. Science and tech

    ISRO and DRDO complete Gaganyaan drogue parachute tests303132

    ISRO and DRDO qualified the Gaganyaan crew module's drogue parachutes in sled tests at Chandigarh on 18 and 19 December. Deployment at speeds above 600 kmph was a step towards the first uncrewed G1 mission.

    • Drogue parachute qualification tests on 18-19 December 2025 at the Rail Track Rocket Sled facility of TBRL, Chandigarh
    • VSSC, DRDO's ADRDE and TBRL took part
    • Crew module deceleration system has 10 parachutes of four types
    • Step towards the uncrewed Gaganyaan G1 mission

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  12. Business Standard
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  15. All India Radio
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