ISRO made a world record by launching 104 satellites by a single rocket. These 104 satellites also includes Earth Observation satellite of CARTOSAT-2 series of India.
Some Facts about this record:-
1) Previous record holder was Russian Space Agency with 37 satellites in a single go in 2014.
2) India's Previous record was 23 satellites by PSLV-C34 on 20 june 2015.
3) This time ISRO has launched 104 satellites by PSLV-C37, which is almost 3 times the previous world record of 37 by Russia's Dnepr rocket.
4) The launch takes around 28 minutes at Shriharikota.
5) ISRO scientists have used the XL Variant -- the most powerful rocket -- earlier used in the ambitious Chandrayaan and during the Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM).
1) Previous record holder was Russian Space Agency with 37 satellites in a single go in 2014.
2) India's Previous record was 23 satellites by PSLV-C34 on 20 june 2015.
3) This time ISRO has launched 104 satellites by PSLV-C37, which is almost 3 times the previous world record of 37 by Russia's Dnepr rocket.
4) The launch takes around 28 minutes at Shriharikota.
5) ISRO scientists have used the XL Variant -- the most powerful rocket -- earlier used in the ambitious Chandrayaan and during the Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM).
6) India's Mangalyaan costs only $ 74 million, while NASA's mars mission had costs $ 671 million, The irony is Hollywood had spent $100 million on a fake space travel in the movie "Gravity".
7) The estimated cost of SAARC satellite launch is ₹236 crore,
India's PSLV estimates around ₹ 90 crore to ₹100 crore.
European Space Agency's Ariane-5 rocket launch costs ₹721 crore.
NASA's X's Falcon-9 costs around ₹500 crore.
7) The estimated cost of SAARC satellite launch is ₹236 crore,
India's PSLV estimates around ₹ 90 crore to ₹100 crore.
European Space Agency's Ariane-5 rocket launch costs ₹721 crore.
NASA's X's Falcon-9 costs around ₹500 crore.
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