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19:15, 30-Dec-2017
India to launch 31 satellites in single mission: report
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The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) will launch 31 satellites, including Cartosat-2 series earth observation spacecraft, in a single mission next month, state-run broadcaster All India Radio (AIR) said Saturday.
"This mission will be the first Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) mission after the unsuccessful launch of navigation satellite IRNSS-1H in August this year. The mission's main payload would be India's Cartosat-2 series earth observation satellite," AIR said, quoting an official.
The mission will be a combination of 28 nano satellites from foreign countries, including Finland, and the United States, and one micro and nano satellite from India along with one Cartosat satellite.
The satellites would be launched from the spaceport in Andhra Pradesh's Sriharikota on Jnauary 10.
Efforts by ISRO to launch navigational satellite IRNSS-1H, the eighth satellite of the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS), failed in August.
The launch was declared unsuccessful minutes after television images showed the rocket blasting off normally from the launch pad, emitting a bright orange flame from its tail and moving upwards lighting up the dark sky.
Source(s): Xinhua News Agency