India creates history with the launch of Indian Space Research Organisation‘s workhorse PSLV-C37/CARTOSAT -2 Series along with 103 Co-Passenger Satellite from Sriharikota in a single mission.
Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, in its 39th flight (PSLV-C37), launched the 714 kg Cartosat-2 series satellite for earth observation along with 103 co-passenger satellites, together weighing about 664 kg at lift off.
It was launched into a 505 km polar Sun Synchronous Orbit (SSO).
ISRO said the co-passenger satellites comprise 101 nano- satellites, one each from Israel, Kazakhstan, the Netherlands, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and 96 from United States of America (USA), as well as two from India.
The two Indian nano-satellites are ISRO’s INS-1A and INS-1B.
The highest number of satellites launched in a single mission was 37, a record that Russia had set in 2014. The US space agency, NASA has launched 29.
PM Modi congratulated the entire team of scientists on today’s exceptional achievement.
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