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Satellite communications
Its India Mobile Congress display outlines 23 ground sites and integration with existing networks. The constellation remains proposed, with no launch timetable announced at the event.
Gravitational-wave astronomy
The engineering unit precedes flight hardware for the gravitational-wave observatory; NASA has not announced its delivery date.
Solar science
An October 8 study links one large solar-wind reversal to magnetic reconnection; the authors call for broader studies before generalising the result.
Satellite communications
Its operations chief describes 20 Indian gateway sites and hundreds of antennas. The infrastructure and data-control statements are company claims, with final approval still pending.
Space medicine
The October 6 station account describes a sensor vest and headband used while pedalling in Destiny. It publishes no measurement values or clinical findings.
Astrochemistry
The first robust identification of CD3OD challenges chemical models, while uncertainty in the reference methanol abundance complicates the comparison.
Disaster planning
The four-year initiative includes India and six neighbours, with Copernicus information and climate services intended to support national planning; delivered disaster-warning outcomes remain unreported.
Space regulation
The conditional approval covers mobile-satellite operations outside the United States, while spectrum transfers and several requested bands remain unresolved.
Human spaceflight
The 5 October procurement seeks habitat and environmental systems for the astronaut-training campus. It is a tender, with no construction award announced in the document.
Satellite navigation
The Wildlife Week release documents a 2021–26 collar study; its satellite-navigation records are intended to guide habitat and conflict-management planning.
India space industry
The Chennai company describes varying thrust and an extended firing, but has not disclosed the burn duration or throttle range.
Weather satellites
An October 1 notice schedules a status change for MTG-S1’s Level 1 infrared observations, which are distributed through EUMETCast and the Data Store.