PSLV C-34 taks off from Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota on Wednesday ISRO launched into orbit 20 satellites in one go through its PSLV C-34 rocket.
22-06-2016
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After the single epic lift-off putting 20 small and large satellites in orbit around Earth in June, Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) now is now preparing to launch a whopping 68 satellites including 12 of the United States, in next one year.
“We got fresh orders to launch 68 satellites from various countries, including 12 from PlanetiQ, a US-based weather forecasting satellite firm,” Rakesh Sasibhushan, Chairman and Managing Director of Antrix Corporation was quoted by India Times.
According to reports, many of these Earth-orbiters are nano-satellites and are expected to launched within next six months.
“We also got an order to launch a heavier earth observation satellite from an overseas customer”, Saibhushan added.
ISRO created history this year by launching 20 satellites, including the indigenous CARTOSAT-2, in a single go. The space organization has launched 74 satellites through Antrix and has reportedly made a revenue of $80.6 million in the last three years.
Sasibhushan added that ISRO has a huge market growth prospect with the demand for satellites in various sectors soaring.
“We estimate that about 2,500 satellites will be built in the next decade to meet the needs of countries and private customers for navigation, maritime, surveillance and other space-based applications,”
Meanwhile, ISRO will face the wrath of global player in the market in the coming years. BlueOrigin, SpaceX, Firefly Systems and Rocket Labs are considered to be the main market competitors of ISRO.
