ISRO chairman assures Assam CM of full support in launching state's own satellite

ISRO chairman assures Assam CM of full support in launching state's own satellite

New Delhi: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday met ISRO Chairman V Narayanan and discussed with him the state’s vision of launching its own satellite. The ISRO chairman assured the chief minister that his organisation would lend full support in realising the vision, according to an official statement. In a meeting with Narayanan here, Sarma outlined the Assam government’s vision to have its own satellite — ASSAMSAT — in collaborat…

ISRO has come on-board to install an array of satellites in Assam: CM Sarma - The Rahnuma Daily

ISRO has come on-board to install an array of satellites in Assam: CM Sarma Guwahati, April 7 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday announced that ISRO has come on-board to install an array of satellites in Assam. CM Sarma held a meeting with ISRO Chairman V. Narayanan in the national capital on Monday. Taking to X, Sarma wrote: “I had an enriching meeting with the very knowledgeable Chairman of @isro, Mr. V. Narayanan. We sp…

ISRO to back Assam's first satellite ‘ASSAMSAT’; major infra, fertiliser projects also get centre’s nod

GUWAHATI, April 7: Assam is preparing to enter the space age with full support from the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). In a significant meeting in New Delhi, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and ISRO Chairman V. Narayanan discussed Assam’s plan to launch its own satellite—ASSAMSAT—marking a major step in the state’s tech-driven governance ambitions. The meeting took place at Assam House, where Sarma shared the state’s roadmap for d…

ISRO's Third Launch Pad Development

On April 3, 2025, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Jitendra Singh announced the establishment of a Third Launch Pad (TLP) at ISR...