What is the latest mission of ISRO?

Missions

What is mission Chandrayaan?

Chandrayaan-2 mission is a highly complex mission, which represents a significant technological leap compared to the previous missions of ISRO. It comprised an Orbiter, Lander and Rover to explore the unexplored South Pole of the Moon. On August 20, 2019, Chandrayaan-2 was successfully inserted into lunar orbit.

What is the history of ISRO’s lunar missions?

ISRO launched its first lunar mission Chandrayaan I in 2008. It also launched the Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) or the Mangalyaan in 2014. With this, India became the first country to achieve success in putting a satellite in the Mars orbit in its maiden attempt and the fourth space agency and the first space Asian agency to do so.

What does ISRO stand for?

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is the premier space agency of India, which is committed to “harness space technology for national development, while pursuing space science research and planetary exploration”.

Where is the headquarters of ISRO located?

The headquarters of ISRO is at Bengaluru and its Chairman is Mr Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan, who carries the titles of Secretary of the Department of Space and Chairman of the Space Commission. Today, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is amongst the world’s best in space technology.

What is the ISRO metrological satellite called?

ISRO dedicated its Metrological satellite launched on 12 September 2002, originally called MetSat to Kalpana-1 after her unfortunate demise. IRNSS Series. It is an independent regional satellite system being developed by India to provide accurate position information to users in India and up to a distance of 1500 km of its boundary.