Happy to give new year gift to India: ISRO chief

January 12, 2018 10:24

India successfully launched its 100th satellite 'Cartosat-2 Series' from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Andhra Pradesh's Sriharikota Island on Friday.

AS Kiran, ISRO chairman, said, "During the last PSLV launch we had problems, today what has happened proves that the problem was properly addressed and rectified. Happy to give this new year gift to the country."

For the mission, the Indian Space Research Organisation used PSLV-C40 launch vehicle, which is carrying 31 satellites, including three from India and 28 from six other countries.

The flight is the first since the setback suffered by the PSLV in August last and is set to demonstrate that the workhorse rocket is back in the game for reliable satellite launches in the low earth and polar orbits. -- ANI

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