Foreign Satellites Launched from India

for Department of Atomic Energy | Date - 25-08-2011


Indian Space Research Organisation has successfully launched 22 foreign satellites from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Shriharikota using Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV).These satellites belonged to Algeria, Argentina, Canada, Denmark, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Netherlands, Singapore, Switzerland and Turkey. About Rs 125 crore has been paid for these services.

The Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s office Sh V Narayanasamy gave this information in a written reply to a question by Sh P Rajeeve in Rajya Sabha today.

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