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India fired a rocket carrying 31 small satellites into space on Friday, several of them for European countries looking for high resolution earth images, underlining its strength as a low-cost provider of services in space.
The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) launched a 712 kg Cartosat-2 satellite for earth observation and 30 other tiny satellites from Sriharikota in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh at 9.29 am.
The rocket is carrying satellites from India and 14 other countries, including Austria, Belgium, Latvia, Lithuania and Slovakia, as part of an international commercial arrangement by the state-run Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
"Congratulations to ISRO on its 40th successful Polar satellite launch... You make us proud!" Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted.
Modi's government has been promoting the space program as a showcase of low-cost technology. In February, the ISRO launched 104 satellites in a single mission, most of them for foreign customers.
In 2015, the global space industry was valued at $323 billion, according to Space Foundation report, and India accounted for just 0.6 per cent of that business.
Friday's lift-off comes 18 days after India put a three-tonne satellite, its heaviest, into the orbit matching the technical know-how of the United states, Russia, China, Japan and the European Space Agency.
"Our effort of continuing to provide increased earth observation, navigation as well as communication will continue," ISRO chief A.K. Kiran Kumar said in a speech after the launch.
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Jun 23, 2017 01:17pm
Success has become habit of The Great ISRO
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Jun 23, 2017 01:29pm
Cartosat-2 is a remote sesnsing satellite with the resolution of 0.6 metres which can spot even smaller objects within a square of 0.6 m by 0.6 m. The ISRO official succinctly defined it thus: High-resolution scene specific spot imagery.
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Jun 23, 2017 01:29pm
Congrats ISRO many more to GO.
You made us proud.
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Jun 23, 2017 01:32pm
Modi wants to make money for the country from every possible venture . Next space launch is scheduled in first week of July 17 which will be latest for India .
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Jun 23, 2017 01:35pm
There ISRO goes again...well I think for them SPACE is not the limit !
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Jun 23, 2017 01:35pm
Well Done ISRO...proud of you and our PM!!
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Jun 23, 2017 01:37pm
good going ISRO
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Jun 23, 2017 01:40pm
proud moment for india . The co-passenger satellites includes a nano satellite(NIUSAT) designed and developed by the Noorul Islam University students in Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu. proud of students !
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Jun 23, 2017 01:41pm
Now it's a every other day job of isro ... Congo to india n isro
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Jun 23, 2017 01:46pm
CONGRATULATIONS ISRO & INDIA !!!!
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Jun 23, 2017 01:46pm
very good latest business to earn billion of dollar and no one can match India performance and economical launch of satellites. while other super power charge very heavy charges for launch , India charge very low money for same launch so no wonder in future India would be the business center in the space programs and technology
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Jun 23, 2017 01:51pm
Great news keep doing unthinkable things v r proud of you ISRO
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Jun 23, 2017 01:51pm
Im happy that after IT and Bollywood we are making money from one more and very respectable field.
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Jun 23, 2017 01:54pm
Congratulations to ISRO. Need to make Asia next powerful place of Earth. Asia is the future..and India will lead it.
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Jun 23, 2017 02:24pm
Feed your 90% poor who don't have food, water and toilets. Don't try to waste money trying to be what you are not. Feel for the people not for image building.
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Jun 23, 2017 02:25pm
Hats off ISRO .....again you make us proud.....
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Jun 23, 2017 02:26pm
proud moment for india and indian students . The co-passenger satellites includes a nano satellite designed and developed by the Noorul Islam University students in Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu.
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Jun 23, 2017 02:31pm
Neighbours still trying to discover their identity , we have conquered space
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Jun 23, 2017 02:43pm
Felicitations from Pakistan and wish you good luck in future space endeavors.
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Jun 23, 2017 02:48pm
@Zak the way ISRO working, after few year no funding from GOI will be required for ISRO. You worry for your own, India is moving much faster than one has expected.
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Jun 23, 2017 02:59pm
@ ZAK
The rocket is carrying satellites from India and 14 other countries, including Austria, Belgium, Latvia, Lithuania and Slovakia, as part of an international commercial arrangement.
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Jun 23, 2017 03:02pm
@Lol rightly said my friend....
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Jun 23, 2017 03:09pm
@Zak Thanks for your concern and suggestions Zak....Sure, we will do the needful
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Jun 23, 2017 03:13pm
@Harish Kumar - "Congratulations to ISRO. Need to make Asia next powerful place of Earth."
Sans one uncivilized nation.
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Jun 23, 2017 03:16pm
Well done ISRO. India is a progressive country.
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Jun 23, 2017 03:18pm
@Tuhin spot on
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Jun 23, 2017 03:45pm
@Zak They are earning money through this. It has became a business now.
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Jun 23, 2017 03:49pm
ISRO is set for a prime time dominance of skies in the 21st century. Together with NASA and CNSA they will be a dominant force within a decade.
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Jun 23, 2017 03:55pm
@Zak only 90% I thought you will say 99%
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Jun 23, 2017 04:01pm
@Ashok - "Need to make Asia next powerful place of Earth.Sans one uncivilized nation."
Arrogance of certain small-minds evident here!
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Jun 23, 2017 04:01pm
@Zak Mr Zak please correct ur knowledge. F u for saying 90% of people are not getting food.
Its less than 5 % people who are in remote are not getting enough resources.
We are 130 crore. and its just matter of time that this 5 % will also get all resources.
Please get ur data corrected. Educated fool u r.
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Jun 23, 2017 04:04pm
@Zak
Isro is earning Money by launching foreign satellite. Is this very hard to understand?
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Jun 23, 2017 04:07pm
@Lol - "Neighbours still trying to discover their identity , we have conquered space".
Science can be learned with education but not small-mindedness and arrogance...it can only be laughed at - "LOL".
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Jun 23, 2017 04:13pm
ISRO is future of space research ,In last 10 years, ISRO never failed. Almost all big space agency have recent failure but ISRO achieved almost 100% success rate.
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Jun 23, 2017 04:40pm
Well done my Motherland. Keep up the good work.
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Jun 23, 2017 04:56pm
@Zak : Lol. You are green with envy. I like it.
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Jun 23, 2017 05:30pm
@Harmony-1© - "Science can be learned with education but not small-mindedness and arrogance."
No sire. Small mindedness and arrogance cannot be learned, they come naturally to you. And accept that you are just intellectually incapable of learning Science. It's not your cup of tea.
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Jun 23, 2017 05:34pm
The satellite orbit, or geosynchronous orbit, 42,164 kilometers above earth is starting to become crowded up there.
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Jun 23, 2017 05:49pm
@John - "Small mindedness and arrogance cannot be learned".
Right. Isn't that what I said? Read again, slowly this time!
So don't worry about my "intellect or cup of tea"!!!
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Jun 23, 2017 05:50pm
@Harmony-1© I cannot agree more my friend. Indeed it is true. The only point is we see it other way round.
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Jun 23, 2017 05:55pm
@Ashok We have seen how much big brother is civilized just last Sunday when the uncivilized beat the hell out of the so called civilized big brother in the Oval Champion trophy final!!!!
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Jun 23, 2017 06:00pm
@Amit Sharma - Okay, but you haven't pointed out where you "see it other way round" like I did :)
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Jun 23, 2017 06:01pm
@Amit Sharma - Okay, but you haven't pointed out where you "see it other way round" here, like I did :)
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Jun 23, 2017 06:23pm
Cartosat 2 series satellite launched today are military grade satellites and are often used by Indian armed forces for high resolution imagery.
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Jun 23, 2017 06:47pm
Good Going ISRO waiting for Semi Cryogenic engine with Kerosene as fuel which will further lower the costs of launching the Satellites
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Jun 23, 2017 06:54pm
@Sheraz
One win and you have become do arrogant. And you call us arrogant? Have you forgotten the thrashing you got from the civilised big brother in the first match and in the various world cup matches earlier.
Here the topic is satellite launching and you are talking cricket.
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Jun 23, 2017 07:38pm
@Zak you ever visited india!!!!!! lets come and see what is india....poor people poor thinking..
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Jun 23, 2017 07:50pm
@Zak You must be one of the dumbest person in world. Please read the article again. Space market is a huge market and India will make millions of dollars by this launch .
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Jun 23, 2017 08:12pm
@Harmony-1© . It's not arrogance, it's our goal. Goals were set high when USA said thry would land man on the moon and bring him back. It was not arrogance.
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Jun 23, 2017 08:21pm
@Indian KAshmiri well said,
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Jun 23, 2017 09:09pm
@Tamilselvan - I have no problems with "goal". How did you deduce that?
I was talking about condescending remarks that reek of hubris. Go read again, slowly this time!
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Jun 23, 2017 09:35pm
Explain to me again why the U.S. is still sending India billions in foreign aid when they have a full blown space program and can afford such endeavors?
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Jun 23, 2017 09:47pm
@amnagi - "Felicitations from Pakistan and wish you good luck in future space endeavors."
Appreciate that. Wish all your fellow citizens were like you.
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Jun 23, 2017 10:14pm
@Harmony-1©
"I was talking about condescending remarks that reek of hubris. Go read again, slowly this time!"
Read your remark slowly too... do you think your remark is not condescending?
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Jun 23, 2017 11:22pm
ISRO...Another feather in the cap. Congratulations...It's on its way to capturing the world market for satellite launches...Hope they also are working on their space war pgmes...good luck to them ..the only thing after the Indian Armed forces which believes in the motto " Second to none"
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Jun 24, 2017 12:00am
@KGreen
You are wrong. Could you share info about the aid you mentioned.
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Jun 24, 2017 12:40am
So what is a big deal about it? This not something new. This theybhave been doing for a long time. No need to be excited about very routine things.
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Jun 24, 2017 07:20am
@skumar That is launched by NASA and not ISRO.
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Jun 24, 2017 09:39am
@Sheraz . Its only sport. Who plays well on that given day, that team will win. No big deal.
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Jun 24, 2017 02:24pm
@Manohar - I was only quoting was said...duh!
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Jun 26, 2017 02:05pm
ISRO is progressing well in USD 323 Billion satellite launch market.
Even a conservative 10 % market share a decade from now will bring in valuable USD 32 , which will be significant considering perennial problems of trade imbalance and forex shortage in the South Asian countries.
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