<span style="color: #222222;">Minister of State for Atomic Energy and Space Dr. Jitendra Singh has said that in the last nine years, 389 foreign satellites have been launched by India. In an interview with DD News, Dr. Singh said, India's Space sector is fast gaining a pre-eminent position in the world. He said, the countries which started their Space programmes long before India, today they are seeking India's services and facilities to launch their satellites. <br />''<br />''Dr. Singh said, out of 424 foreign satellites launched to date by India, 389 were launched by the Narendra Modi government. He said, apart from the core functioning of Rocket launching, India's Space Applications have become a big source of livelihood opportunities through 130-odd Start-ups after the opening up of the Space Sector in June 2020.</span><br />