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100th satellite of ISRO
January 15 , 2018
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- The 42nd Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), PSLV-C40, was launched successfully by ISRO from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) in Sriharikota.
- It placed 31 satellites across two orbits.
- The primary payload of PSVL-C40 was the country's fourth satellite in the remote sensing Cartosat-2 series. It is the 100th satellite of India and ISRO’s first satellite launch in 2018.
- Out of 30 other co-passenger smaller satellites 28 are from other countries. It carried satellites from US, UK, France, Finland, Korea, and Canada.
- Imagery from Cartosat-2 will be used to develop various land and geographical information system application.
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