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PSLV-C20 launches 7 satellites

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Canadian NEOSAT onboard PSLV

Canadian Space Agency is launching a satellite size of a large suitcase to track down dangerous asteroids passing nearby our planet. The recent meteor explosion above Russia’s Urals sparked hot debates on how to protect Earth from space threats.

The $12-million satellite weights a mere 65kg, but it will be searching space 24-hours a day for objects potentially dangerous to Earth. It is specially designed to disclose objects between Earth and the sun, previously undetectable from the ground because of the bright light of our star.

It is not the only satellite to be launched with the same Indian rocket booster.

Its payload includes a French-Indian ocean research satellite, a Canadian military satellite:azn:, two Canadian-Austrian BRIght Target Explorer (BRITE) nano-satellites with tiny telescopes, a small British satellite powered by a smartphone, and a CubeSat built by students in Denmark

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