Indian Space Research Organisation scripted history by successfully launching a record 104 satellites, including India's earth observation satellite, on a single rocket from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota.
This is the highest number of satellites to be launched in a single mission. Previously, the Russian Space Agency had launched 37 satellites in one go.
The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle PSLV-C37 blasted off at 9:28am from the first launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre. It first injected the Cartosat-2 series satellite into orbit, followed by the other 103 nano satellites – including 96 from the US – after 30 minutes.
As the scientists at the mission control centre broke into cheers, ISRO Chairman AS Kiran Kumar announced: “All 104 satellites successfully placed in orbit. My hearty congratulations to the entire ISRO team for the wonderful job they have done”.
ISRO had earlier launched 23 satellites in a single mission in June 2015. Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the team on the success of the launch.
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