Bangalore: India's third navigation satellite will be launched Oct 16 from Sriharikota spaceport in coastal Andhra Pradesh, space agency ISRO announced Thursday.
TeamIndus, an Indian team competing in the Google Lunar X Prize, has a launch contract for its lunar lander mission with ISRO.
India's indigenous position determination system being developed by Isro will offer enhanced access in remote areas of the country.
India's Mars Orbiter Mission, lovingly called Mangalyaan, has sent back its first 3D image of the Red Planet captured by its cameras onboard the satellite, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said.