![]() ![]() ![]() US Space Agency NASA has launched 29 satellites in one go. These were launched by Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) - C37 on 15 th February 2017.Įarlier, this record was set by Russia in 2014 by launching 37 satellites in a single mission. ![]() Out of these 104 satellites, only 3 of these were Indian Satellites. In February 2017, ISRO has created a new record by launching 104 satellites in one go. Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is responsible for India’s Space Program. Hyderabad based National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) is the nodal agency for reception, archival, processing and dissemination of remote sensing data in the country.India has launched 118 satellites since 1975. ![]() Indian Remote Sensing satellites (IRS) are a series of Earth Observation satellites, maintained by Indian Space Research Organization. This program supports research and development activities in the areas of forest mapping, agriculture, water resources and water shed management, geology, coastal management, etc. Considering the increasing importance of remote sensing and geographical information system technologies in natural resource management, India launched ‘Indian Remote Sensing (IRS) satellite program’ under the National Natural Resources Management System (NNRMS), Department of Space (DOS). Remote sensing is the acquisition of information about an object or phenomenon, without making physical contact with the object. It was launched by the Soviet Union on Apfrom Kapustin Yar using a Cosmos-3M launch vehicle. After the Aryabhatta, India’s desire to touch space was again demonstrated by the successful launch of two satellites Bhaskara-1 and Bhaskara-2 in 19 respectively. Aryabhatta was named after the great Indian astronomer Aryabhatta and it weighed 360kg. After the successful launch of the first indigenously developed satellite Aryabhatta, India’s dream to become self reliant in the domain of space technologies was expanded. ![]()
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