ISRO Chairman Kiran Kumar has said, the space agency will launch a record 22 satellites in a single mission next month. <br/><br/>Speaking on the sidelines of a function in Bengaluru today, Mr. Kumar said, of the 22 satellites, three are Indian and the rest are foreign commercial satellites. He said, the launch is scheduled during the end of next month.<br/><br/>Earlier, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre Director K Sivan had said ISRO's workhorse Polar rocket PSLV C34 will be used for the launch. It will have satellites from US, Canada, Indonesia and Germany as co-passengers. The space agency had earlier sent ten satellites into orbit in a single mission in 2008.
News On AIR | May 28, 2016 8:15 PM
ISRO to launch a record 22 satellites in a single mission next month