Lift off! ISRO launches 100th satellite

January 12, 2018 09:32

The ISRO launched its 100th satellite today along with 30 others in a single mission, from the space port of Sriharikota.

ISROs trusted workhorse PSLV-C40 carries the weather observation Cartosat-2 series satellite and 30 co-passengers (together weighing about 613 kg).

The co-passenger satellites comprise one micro and nano satellite each from India as well as three micro and 25 nanosatellites from six countries -- Canada, Finland, France, Korea, the United Kingdom and United States of America.

The 28 international customer satellites are being launched as part of the commercial arrangements between ISRO and its commercial arm Antrix Corporation Ltd.

The launch marks the first launch for ISRO in 2018 following the unsuccessful mission of navigation satellite IRNSS-1H last year.

On August 31, 2017 Indias mission to launch its backup navigation satellite IRNSS-1H on board PSLV-C39 failed after the heat shield did not separate in the final leg of the launch sequence and as a result, the satellite IRNSS-1H got stuck in the fourth stage of the rocket.

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