Iran Used a Commercial Satellite for War. India Still Treats Space as a Government Monopoly

By BPN News Desk April 16, 2026

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Iran did not just fire missiles at American positions across the Gulf and the wider West Asian theatre. According to reports, Iranian planners had allegedly secured access to a Chinese-built commercial satellite already in orbit and used it to track U.S. bases through time-stamped imagery and

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NavIC Delayed, SSLV Slowed, PSLV Failing: Is India’s Space Program Facing More Than Technical Glitches?

By BPN News Desk April 15, 2026

Back-to-back PSLV failures have done more than just dent ISRO’s launch calendar. They have disrupted the deployment of NavIC satellites, slowed down the SSLV rollout, and exposed how deeply India’s space ecosystem depends on a single launch vehicle. What should have been an isolated technical setback has now snowballed into a systemic disruption. The question […]

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ISRO Clears Second Gaganyaan Air Drop Test

By BPN News Desk April 11, 2026

ISRO has completed the second Integrated Air Drop Test for the Gaganyaan mission, marking another major step in India’s human spaceflight programme. The test validated the parachute-based descent and sea recovery sequence of a simulated crew module, strengthening preparations for the country’s upcoming uncrewed Gaganyaan mission. Gaganyaan Air Drop Test Completed The

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Praveen Maurya Allegations and Government Response: Why India Needs Independent Oversight in Strategic Sectors

By BPN News Desk April 9, 2026

A scientist from Indian Space Research Organisation has gone public with serious allegations. Praveen Kumar Maurya claims he was approached for sensitive data, targeted after refusing, and left to fight the system alone. Around the same time, India has seen back-to-back PSLV setbacks and a quiet visit by Ajit Doval to Thiruvananthapuram. None of these […]

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ISRO Is Paying the Price for Ambition Without Matching Budget Support

By BPN News Desk January 15, 2026

The recent launch failures involving India’s space programme have triggered predictable reactions. Some have rushed to question competence. Others have fallen back on emotional defences. Both miss the real issue. The problem facing Indian Space Research Organisation today is not a decline in scientific capability. It is a widening gap between political ambition and

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PSLV-C62 Mission Fails After Third-Stage Anomaly

By BPN News Desk January 13, 2026

India’s PSLV-C62 mission ended in failure after a technical anomaly occurred during the third stage of the launch, resulting in the loss of all 16 satellites onboard. The rocket lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota on January 12 as part of ISRO’s first mission of 2026. Anomaly During Flight ISRO said […]

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ISRO’s PSLV-C62 Mission Encounters In-Flight Anomaly

By BPN News Desk January 12, 2026

ISRO launched its first mission of 2026 with the PSLV-C62 rocket from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota on January 12. The mission carried the EOS-N1 Earth observation satellite, also known as Anvesha, developed for strategic applications, along with multiple secondary payloads from Indian startups and international partners. Anomaly During Third Stage The

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ISRO Successfully Tests SSLV Third Stage

By BPN News Desk December 31, 2025

The Indian Space Research Organisation has successfully conducted a ground test of the upgraded third stage of its Small Satellite Launch Vehicle. The static test was carried out at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota as part of preparations for upcoming SSLV missions. Key Upgrades in the Third Stage The third stage, known as […]

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ISRO’s LVM3 Launches Heaviest Payload Successfully

By BPN News Desk December 24, 2025

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Tuesday successfully launched the BlueBird Block-2 communication satellite aboard its LVM3-M6 heavy-lift rocket from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. The mission marked the heaviest payload ever carried by India’s LVM3 launch vehicle, also popularly known as the Baahubali rocket. Mission details

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ISRO Clears Gaganyaan Drogue Parachute Tests

By BPN News Desk December 21, 2025

The Indian Space Research Organisation has successfully completed a crucial set of drogue parachute deployment qualification tests for the Gaganyaan human spaceflight mission, marking another key milestone toward India’s first crewed space mission. Key Safety System Validated ISRO confirmed that the tests were conducted to validate the performance of drogue parachutes used