(a) whether Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is targeting maximum missions this year;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether ISRO is planning to accomplish this by September, 2017; and
(d) if so, the details thereof?
(a) whether Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is targeting maximum missions this year;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether ISRO is planning to accomplish this by September, 2017; and
(d) if so, the details thereof?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PG & PENSIONS AND IN THE PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE
(DR. JITENDRA SINGH):
(a) to (d)
In this calendar year i.e. 2017, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has launched 104 satellites, in a single launch, onboard PSLV-C37 on February 15, 2017 and 31 satellites, in a single launch, on-board PSLV-C38 on June 23, 2017. These satellites include – Two Indian Cartosat-2 series satellites, two Indian Nano-Satellites, one Nano satellite from Indian University and 130 foreign satellites from 19 countries viz. Austria, Belgium, Chile, Czech Republic, France, Finland, Germany, Italy, Israel, Japan, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia, Switzerland, The Netherlands, UAE, UK and USA.
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