Chandrayaan-3 launched 14 Jul 2023, soft-landed near Moon's south pole 23 Aug 2023 — first ever; demonstrated Sulphur detection & soil temperature measurement
GK and monthly revision
PARLIAMENT QUESTION: APPLICATIONS OF SPACE TECHNOLOGY
Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh informed Rajya Sabha about major ISRO missions (2023-25) including Chandrayaan-3's historic Moon south pole landing, Aditya-L1 solar observatory, XPoSat X-ray polarimetry, SPADEX docking (making India 4th nation), and NISAR (NASA-ISRO dual-frequency radar). Key applications span agriculture (PMFBY support, 6.93 crore MGNREGA assets geotagged), disaster management (890+ flood products, Landslide Atlas), governance (NDEM 5.0, DIGIPIN), and satellite communication (BharatNet). Upcoming missions: Gaganyaan (human spaceflight), Venus Orbiter, Chandrayaan-4 (sample return), and Chandrayaan-5 (LUPEX with JAXA). IN-SPACe is enabling private sector participation in high-impact use cases.
Revision structure
Monthly events and exam calendar context
Static GK and one-liner notes
Quiz and mock-test revision path
Key points
Exam-ready takeaways
SPADEX launched 30 Dec 2024 demonstrated autonomous docking/undocking, power transfer, circumnavigation — India became 4th country with space docking tech
NISAR launched 30 Jul 2025: first dual-frequency (L & S Band) radar Earth observation satellite, joint NASA-ISRO for global microwave imaging
NDEM 5.0 released Jun 2024 provides sub-metre satellite data, multilingual labels, near-real-time disaster alerts for Integrated Control Room for Emergency Response
Upcoming: Gaganyaan (human spaceflight to LEO), Venus Orbiter Mission, Chandrayaan-4 (lunar sample return), Chandrayaan-5/LUPEX (ISRO-JAXA joint lunar polar exploration)
How to study
Turn news into exam marks
Revise monthly events by exam family instead of reading random updates.
Pair one-liners with mock tests so mistakes become the next revision list.
Keep state job pages, calendar pages and GK packs connected in one path.