June 7, 2026

low Earth orbit

Significant stride in Indian space sector: PM Modi on heaviest satellite launch by Isro's Bahubali

Significant stride in Indian space sector: PM Modi on heaviest satellite launch by Isro’s Bahubali | India News

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NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi on Wednesday congratulated Isro after its ‘Bahubali’ rocket LVM-M6 successfully placed US’s new-generation BlueBird Block-2 communication satellite, weighing 6,100 kg, into orbit. It was the heaviest payload to be placed into the low earth orbit (LEO) in LVM3’s launch history — the previous heaviest was the LVM3-M5 communication satellite 03,…

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PM Modi unveils India's first commercial private rocket Vikram-1; inaugurates Skyroot's new Infinity campus

PM Modi unveils India’s first commercial private rocket Vikram-1; inaugurates Skyroot’s new Infinity campus

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HYDERABAD: Prime Minister on Thursday virtually inaugurated Hyderabad-based spacetech startup Skyroot Aerospace’s Infinity campus on the outskirts of Hyderabad and also unveiled Skyroot’s first commercial orbital rocket, Vikram-I, that will ferry satellites to into low Earth orbit (LEO).The state-of-the-art facility is spread over 2 lakh sq ft for designing, developing, integrating and testing multiple launch…

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