Instrument on Chandrayaan-3 lander started serving as a location marker near lunar south pole

Chennai, Jan 19 (UNI) The Indian Space Agency on Friday announced that the Laser Retroreflector Array (LRA) on the Chandrayaan-3 lander has begun serving as a fiducial point points (precisely located markers for reference) on the moon. NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) achieved a laser range measurement using the LRA by successfully detecting signals reflected…

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ISRO develops 2nd gen Distress Alert Transmitter for fishermen at sea

Chennai, Jan 17 (UNI) The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has developed an indigenous technological solution second generation Distress Alert Transmitter (DAT) for the fishermen at sea to send emergency messages from fishing boats. The messages are sent through a communication satellite and received at a central control station (INMCC: Indian Mission Control Centre) where…

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Madras HC dismisses OPS appeal on using AIADMK symbol, flag, letter head

Chennai, Jan 12 (UNI) Deposed AIADMK leader and former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O.Panneerselvam suffered yet another setback after the Madras High Court dismissed his appeal challenging the November 7, 2023 single judge order restraining him from using the party’s flag, election symbol and letterhead. A Division Bench comprising Justices R.Mahadevan and Mohammed Shaffiq on…

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