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Old 02-15-2017, 02:18 AM
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Hello All,

ISRO, the Indian Space Research Organisation www.isro.gov.in and www.google.com/#q=ISRO , has set a world record by placing 104 satellites into orbit at once (see: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fujsQ5teHJI [launch occurs at 28:08 in this video]) aboard its PSLV (Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle). Launching them into orbit successfully was only half of the PSLV launch team’s worries—getting all of them off the final (fourth) stage and away from each other, and without damaging them, was a huge challenge, but they did it! The vehicle lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SHAR Centre) at Sriharikota at 9:38 AM local time, and injected its payloads into a near-polar, Sun-synchronous orbit.
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