ISRO to launch 9 nano American satellites during 2015-16

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will be launching nine nano/ <g data-gr-id="19">micro satellites</g> for <g data-gr-id="16">United States</g> during <g data-gr-id="15">2015-16</g> time frame.

This will be the first time that ISRO will launch US satellite. “As on date, Antrix Corporation Ltd, the commercial arm of ISRO, has signed agreement to launch about nine nano/micro (US) satellites during 2015-2016 time frame,” ISRO Director Public Relations Deviprasad Karnik told PTI.

These satellites will go as piggyback on PSLV’s (Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle), officials said.

So far, 45 satellites belonging to international customers from 19 countries have been launched successfully by ISRO’s satellite launch vehicles.