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ISRO , the space research organisation of India, has launched and successfully placed its GSAT 29 satellite in the geosynchronous orbit. The satellite was onboard the heavy GSLV MkIII rocket developed and manufactured in India. The GSAT 29 satellite is a communication satellite being used to provide high throughput services, i.e., mainly for communication in Jammu and Kashmir and North East states of India. The satellite is a multibeam and multiband ( Ka / Ku bands) one which has the role to improve the connectivity in the hilly regions such as that of Jammu and Kashmir and North East states. The satellite has a high resolution camera installed on it to provide a better view of the terrain. The satellite GSAT 29 is also the heaviest satellite launched by India so far.  #ISROMissions Mission Accomplished! 🇮🇳 Here's a stunning capture by SDSC SHAR crew of #GSLVMkIIID2 roaring away to its destination carrying #GSAT29 under the watchful eyes of Moon. The...

NASA, the glittering name in the field of astronomy and space science, suffered two set backs this week as its Kepler and Dawn space missions come to an end. The end of the two space missions has lead to the creation of a vacuum in the field of astronomy. Kepler Mission Kepler Spacecraft src: nasa The Kepler mission was launched on 7 March, 2009 to observe the Cynus and Lyra constellation. The basic aim of the mission was to search for planets similar to Earth where life could be sustained. Kepler worked on the principle that there was a decrease in the intensity of light received by the Kepler when a planet orbiting the star under observation came in front of it. Kepler worked well and good till 2013 when two of the four reaction wheels, responsible for fixing the view of the lens towards the Cynus and Lyra constellation, broke. This left the space probe almost paralyzed and forced the scientists to search for ways to rejuvenate it. The Kepler then was reborn as K2 miss...