5 Upcoming Indian Space Missions in 2024

Producer: Mehak Pal Editor: Sujata Singh

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INSAT 3DS

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Gaganyaan 1

Under the Gaganyaan mission, ISRO plans to send four astronauts into space for three days and bring them back safely.

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NISAR

NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) is a joint space project between NASA and ISRO. The two space agencies will launch a synthetic aperture radar satellite.

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XPoSat

XPoSat (X-ray Polarimeter Satellite) is India’s first dedicated polarimetry mission to study various dynamics of bright astronomical X-ray sources in extreme conditions.

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Venus Orbiter Mission

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