• Wednesday

    — Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO),
    Moon Orbit
    India orbiter surpasses another full year in lunar polar orbit since reaching the Moon in 2019; Chandrayaan-2 lander and rover were unsuccessful in lunar landing.

    Saturday

    — Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO),
    Statio Shiv Shakti, 69.373°S 32.319°E, Moon Surface
    Chandrayaan-3 Vikram lander and Pragyan rover celebrated today after successfully landing on Moon in 2023; marking India as the 4th country to land on Moon, and 1st...
  • Sunday

    — Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO),
    Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
    Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) first dedicated multi-wavelength space observatory surpasses another full year in space today, launched 2015.
  • Saturday

    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), European Space Agency (ESA), Australian Space Agency (ASA), Canadian Space Agency (CSA-ASC), Italian Space Agency (ASI), others,
    Worldwide
    48-hour hackathon in French and English for space enthusiasts, programmers, designers, engineers, entrepreneurs and students; 2800+ local events and online
  • Monday

    — Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO),
    Satish Dhawan Space Center, ~14°N, Sriharikota, India
    Uncrewed 1st test flight for Gaganyaan orbital mission scheduled to occur before end of year, will carry fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster); Re-entering capsule will slow to 8m...

    Wednesday

    — Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO),
    Satish Dhawan Space Center, ~14°N, Sriharikota, India
    India Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (LVM3), also called Bahubali, to launch 6,500-kg Bluebird 6 for AST SpaceMobile; launch was coordinated by New Space India Limited (NSIL), commercial arm...
  • Thursday

    Monday

    — Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO),
    Satish Dhawan Space Center, ~14°N, Sriharikota, India
    NET Jan 5 - early morning launch of PSLV with small Earth observation satellite from NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) and 18 additional ride-share payloads.