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ISRO to launch record 103 satellites

By The Assam Tribune

TIRUPATI, Jan 4 - The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will launch a record 103 satellites at one go using its workhorse PSLV-C37 in the first week of February, while Prime Minister Narendra Modi�s pet South Asian Satellite project will take off in March.

As many as 100 of the satellites set for launch in February belong to foreign nations, including the US and Germany. �We are making a century by launching over 100 satellites at one go,� said S Somnath, Director of the Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre of the ISRO.

The space agency had earlier planned a launch of 83 satellites in the last week of January, of which 80 were foreign ones. � PTI

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