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Space News Nov 13, 2026

PSLV Static Test: ISRO’s Bold Fix After Two Failures (2026)

Test File VehiclePSLV (Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle) Stage TestedThird stage (PS3), solid motor Test TypeGround static test Test DateNovember 12, 2026 Test SiteStatic Test Facility, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota…

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ISRO ground static test of the upgraded PSLV third stage PS3 solid motor at Sriharikota, November 12, 2026

PSLV Static Test: ISRO’s Bold Fix After Two Failures (2026)

Test File VehiclePSLV (Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle) Stage TestedThird stage (PS3), solid motor Test TypeGround static test Test DateNovember 12, 2026 Test SiteStatic Test Facility, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota ...
ISRO NavIC NVS-03 Orbit Raising Infographic

NVS-03 Orbit Raising: ISRO’s Bold NavIC Success (2026)

Status File Satellite NVS-03 (NavIC navigation satellite) Launch Vehicle GSLV-F18 (GSLV Mk II, 20th flight) Launched October 30, 2026, 23:51 IST Current Status Orbit-raising in progress; satellite health normal First ...
GSLV Mk II on the Second Launch Pad at Sriharikota, the same pad ISRO will use for the GSLV-F18 launch of NVS-03

GSLV-F18 Launch: ISRO’s Bold NVS-03 Comeback (2026)

Launch File MissionGSLV-F18 / NVS-03 VehicleGSLV Mk II (20th flight) PayloadNVS-03 navigation satellite Launch DateOctober 30, 2026, 23:51 IST Launch SiteSecond Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota Target OrbitGeosynchronous ...
ISRO's Gaganyaan Crew Module, seen here during a 2023 propulsion hot-fire test, just cleared a new separation test ahead of the uncrewed G1 mission

Gaganyaan Separation Test: ISRO’s Bold 2026 Milestone

Milestone File TestCrew Module–Service Module Separation Test ProgrammeGaganyaan (uncrewed G1 mission) LocationVikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), Thiruvananthapuram AnnouncedOctober 16, 2026 (ISRO) Systems ValidatedAvionics, inertial navigation, thermal protection, deployable umbilical shield, ...
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ISRO ground static test of the upgraded PSLV third stage PS3 solid motor at Sriharikota, November 12, 2026

PSLV Static Test: ISRO’s Bold Fix After Two Failures (2026)

Test File VehiclePSLV (Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle) Stage TestedThird stage (PS3), solid motor Test TypeGround static test Test DateNovember 12, ...
ISRO NavIC NVS-03 Orbit Raising Infographic

NVS-03 Orbit Raising: ISRO’s Bold NavIC Success (2026)

Status File Satellite NVS-03 (NavIC navigation satellite) Launch Vehicle GSLV-F18 (GSLV Mk II, 20th flight) Launched October 30, 2026, 23:51 ...
GSLV Mk II on the Second Launch Pad at Sriharikota, the same pad ISRO will use for the GSLV-F18 launch of NVS-03

GSLV-F18 Launch: ISRO’s Bold NVS-03 Comeback (2026)

Launch File MissionGSLV-F18 / NVS-03 VehicleGSLV Mk II (20th flight) PayloadNVS-03 navigation satellite Launch DateOctober 30, 2026, 23:51 IST Launch ...
ISRO's Gaganyaan Crew Module, seen here during a 2023 propulsion hot-fire test, just cleared a new separation test ahead of the uncrewed G1 mission

Gaganyaan Separation Test: ISRO’s Bold 2026 Milestone

Milestone File TestCrew Module–Service Module Separation Test ProgrammeGaganyaan (uncrewed G1 mission) LocationVikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), Thiruvananthapuram AnnouncedOctober 16, 2026 ...
IDRSS is set to launch on a GSLV Mk II rocket like this one, seen here lifting off carrying the NISAR satellite

IDRSS Explained: India’s Data Relay Satellite System, And Why Gaganyaan Needs It

Mission File SatellitesIDRSS-1 and IDRSS-2 OperatorISRO Mission TypeGeostationary data-relay satellite system Mass~2,000 kg class each (I-2K extended bus) Launch VehicleGSLV ...
SSLV rocket carrying AayulSAT-1A satellite launches from Sriharikota

AayulSAT-1A: India’s Bold Satellite Refueling Comeback 2026

Mission File SatelliteAayulSAT-1A OperatorOrbitAID Aerospace Mission TypeIn-orbit refuelling technology demonstrator (internal propellant, power & data transfer) Mass~25 kg tanker-class demonstrator ...
The Gaganyaan TV-D abort test vehicle on the First Launch Pad at Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota

TV-D2 Explained: ISRO’s Next Big Safety Test Before Gaganyaan

Test File MissionTest Vehicle Abort Mission-2 (TV-D2) ProgrammeGaganyaan Crew Escape System validation VehicleGaganyaan Abort Test Booster (modified GSLV L40 stage) ...
ISRO Pushpak RLV-TD winged vehicle touching down on the runway during the LEX-03 autonomous landing experiment

Pushpak RLV Explained: How ISRO Is Building India’s Reusable Rocket (2026)

RLV File ProgrammeRLV Technology Demonstration Programme (RLV-TD) Vehicle NamePushpak Developed ByISRO – Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) First FlightHEX-01, May ...
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