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ISRO launches record 104 satellites into space

dont say these words, ultimately you will be banned and they will roam free here.

Use this image instead

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Great achievement. I noticed @Bilal9 thanking negative comments about this launch. His own country has yet to produce a working scooter yet he takes pleasure at laughing at other's achievements.
More the negative comments from green brigade more the show of butthurt. Jus njoy the sucess.
Someday chinese will launch a rocket n jus see the greenbrigade cheerleaders with pompom in hands..dancing n distributing biryani.
 
India launches record 104 satellites in single mission
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Image captionThe previous record was 37 rockets put into space at once
India has created history by successfully launching 104 satellites on a single mission, overtaking the previous record of 37 satellites launched by Russia in 2014.

All but three of the satellites are from foreign countries, most of them from the United States.

The launch took place from the Sriharikota space centre in east India.

Observers say it is a sign that India is emerging as a major player in the multi-billion dollar space market.

"This is a great moment for each and every one of us. Today we have created history," project director B Jayakumar was quoted as saying by the Reuters news agency.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was among the first to congratulate the scientists tweeting, "This remarkable feat by @ISRO is yet another proud moment for our space scientific community and the nation. India salutes our scientists."

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The phrase "world record" has also been trending on Twitter India for much of Wednesday morning.

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Of the 104 small satellites, 96 belong to the United States while Israel, Kazakhstan, the United Arab Emirates, Switzerland and the Netherlands are the other foreign clients.

A majority of the satellites have earth-imaging capability and belong to a US company named Planet.

An Indian cartographic satellite, believed to be capable of taking high resolution images is also on board. It is expected to be used to monitor regional arch rivals Pakistan and China.

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Image captionThe rocket carrying 104 satellites was launched from the Sriharikota space centre
The BBC's Sanjoy Majumder in Delhi says the successful launch is yet another feather in the cap of India's ambitious space programme that has earned a reputation of offering a reliable low cost alternative to existing international players.

The Indian government has increased the budget for its space programme this year and also announced plans to send a mission to Venus.

Over the past two decades, India has become a key player in the lucrative commercial space market offering a low-cost alternative.
 
Any confirmation that all sat have been located and detected by mission control in space. And also any confirmation that they are generating signal back and have been deployed to correct altitude. because that will count as a success.

Signals of all satellites received. They are in place and working OK.
 
Director, Isro Satellite Centre Mayilsamy Annadurai said, "We can also hit centuries like our cricketers. In another two months, the number of satellites built by Isro will reach 100. Besides GSLV missions, we have get Chandrayan - 2 ready for launch next year."
 

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