New Delhi: After establishing a pioneering position in the world with its game-changing space program, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has certainly made its mark as one of the front-runners in the space race.
Now at par with and giving tough competition to its global counterparts, ISRO has a lot in its kitty to contribute to space research. With its last successful venture of launching India’s heaviest rocket – the GSLV Mark-III – earlier this month, the Indian space agency today flagged off its earth observation satellite Cartosat-2 series satellite along with 30 co-passenger satellites.
Launched aboard the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle-C38 (PSLV) from Sriharikota at 9:29 am, the rocket’s XL variant carrying the Cartosat-2 series satellite and 30 co-passenger satellites together weigh about 955 kg.
Congratulating the Indian space agency on achieving another feat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his pride through a post on his official account on Twitter. He said, “Congratulations to ISRO on its 40th successful Polar satellite launch carrying 31 satellites from 15 countries. You make us proud!”
Bureau Report
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