Sriharikota: ISRO sets world record by launching 104 satellites in one go

Sriharikota: ISRO sets world record by launching 104 satellites in one go

FP Staff February 15, 2017, 15:26:45 IST

Of the total earth observation satellites three are Indian, 88 are from the US and the remaining are from Israel, Kazakhstan, the Netherlands, Switzerland and the United Arab Emirates

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People watch as as a rocket from space agency Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) takes off successfully to launch a record 104 satellites, including India’s earth observation satellite on-board PSLV-C37 from the spaceport of Sriharikota on Wednesday. PTI

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Of the total earth observation satellites three are Indian, 88 are from the US and the remaining are from Israel, Kazakhstan, the Netherlands, Switzerland and the United Arab Emirates. PTI

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The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C37) is seen after launch at Sriharikota on Wednesday. India successfully put a record 104 satellites from a single rocket into orbit on 15 February in the latest triumph for its famously frugal space agency. AFP

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Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairman Kiran Kumar Rao (R) displays models of the CARTOSAT-2 and Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C37) as he speaks to media after the launch of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C37) at Sriharikota on Wednesday. AFP

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