Stay updated with the latest achievements and developments from the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) in 2025. From successful satellite launches to breakthroughs in space technology, ISRO continues to make headlines with its innovative missions and global collaborations.
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Space Research Organization in News 2025
June 2025
◾ A total of 136 Indian spacecraft — including those developed by private operators and academic institutions — have been launched into Earth orbit till 31st December 2024, as per the Indian Space Situational Assessment Report (ISSAR) 2024 released by ISRO.
◾ TM2Space Technologies Private Limited has announced its plan to launch India’s first AI-powered “thinking data compute” satellite aboard ISRO’s Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) by September 2025.
◾ Thrust Tech India Private Limited successfully developed a model rocket launcher system that underwent test trials in Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh, conducted by the Astronautical Society of India (ASI) in collaboration with IN-SPACe and ISRO.
◾ The Integrated Control Room for Emergency Response (ICR-ER) was launched by the Union Home Minister to enhance disaster monitoring and coordination. The ICR-ER has been jointly established by the Ministry of Home Affairs and ISRO.
◾ ISRO has launched the “Bharatiya Antariksh Hackathon 2025”, a nationwide innovation challenge aimed at encouraging creativity and technological innovation among students. Hack2skill has been selected as the official innovation partner for the initiative.
April-May 2025
◾ ISRO’s PSLV-C61/EOS-09 Mission Aborted:
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) could not complete its 101st mission, “PSLV-C61/EOS-09,” due to a technical glitch. This was the 63rd flight of the PSLV rocket.
◾ ISRO Develops Indigenous Nozzle Material:
ISRO has successfully developed an indigenous alternative to the imported Columbium material used in the nozzle divergent of the fourth stage (PS4) of the PSLV. The new material is Stellite.
◾ Former ISRO Chairman Dr. K. Kasturirangan Passed Away:
Eminent space scientist and former ISRO Chairman Dr. K. Kasturirangan has passed away recently. He was known for his contributions to India’s space programme.
◾ ISRO-SCTIMST Sign MoU on Space Medicine:
ISRO has signed a framework Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences & Technology (SCTIMST), Thiruvananthapuram to collaborate on space medicine.
◾ ISRO Assumes Leadership of International Charter:
From April 2025, ISRO has taken over the lead role of the “International Charter Space and Major Disasters” for a period of 6 months, enhancing India’s role in global disaster management through satellite-based support.
January-February-March 2025
◾ISRO recently inaugurated the “Shri S Ramakrishnan Centre of Excellence in Fluid and Thermal Science Research” at IIT Madras.
◾ A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was recently signed between the Water Resources Department of Gujarat and the Space Applications Centre – ISRO to enhance water resources management through space technology.
◾ The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launched the PSLV-C60 rocket, which carried the Space Docking Experiment (SpaDeX). This mission deployed two spacecraft named Chaser and Target (SDX01 and SDX02).
◾ V. Narayanan has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), succeeding in leading India’s premier space agency.
◾ ISRO’s LVM3 rocket will launch the BlueBird Block-2 satellites, developed by AST SpaceMobile, which aims to provide space-based cellular broadband services directly to smartphones.
◾ India became the fourth country in the world—after Russia, the USA, and China—to achieve successful space docking, marking a major milestone in its space journey.
◾ ISRO successfully germinated Lobia (black-eyed pea) seeds in space as part of its plant growth initiative under the CROPS module, where ‘C’ stands for Compact (Compact Research Module for Orbital Plant Studies).
◾ ISRO has successfully demonstrated the restart of the Vikas Liquid Engines in space. The Vikas Engine, named after Vikram Sarabhai, was developed by the Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC).
◾ GalaxEye, a private Indian space-tech company, announced the world’s first fusion of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) and optical imagery in orbit via its GLX-SQ payload onboard ISRO’s PSLV POEM platform.
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