The final countdown for the launch of Oceansat-2 satellite has begun.

The launch of satellite will help identify potential fishing areas and in costal area studies from Sriharikota.

While talking to press, Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) sources said that the launch will take place at 1153 hrs on September 23. They added that the 970 kg satellite would be launched from ISRO’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV). The satellite will also carry six European nano spacecrafts, which provided European look to the mission.

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has reported that it had conducted a joint experiment with NASA to locate water-ice on Moon.

India's first lunarcraft Chandrayaan-1 and US’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) have teamed up to trace presence of ice or water near the Moon’s North Pole.
 
ISRO has stated that the unique “Bi-Static” experiment had been performed collectively when Chandrayaan and Orbiter came closer while orbiting over the Lunar North Pole where the permanently shadowed Erlanger crater was situated.

Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has been allowed by the US government to launch Algerian satellites with American components.

The clearance has been followed by a Technical Safeguards Agreement (TSA) between two countries, which cover launching of satellites having US components on Indian launch vehicles.

The TSA was signed on July 20 during US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's visit to New Delhi.