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Isro’s PSLV completes more than 50 foreign satellite launches

The space agency achieved the milestone with the launch of 6 foreign satellites on Monday

ISRO’s PSLV C-30 carrying ASTROSAT lifts off from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota on Monday. Photo: PTIPremium
ISRO’s PSLV C-30 carrying ASTROSAT lifts off from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota on Monday. Photo: PTI

On the day of the ASTROSAT launch, Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) marked another landmark achievement. With the launch of six foreign satellites on Monday, Isro’s workhorse rocket, the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, has put more than 50 foreign satellites in space. The latest mission also included four US remote sensing satellites—the first time Isro has launched satellites for the US.

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