India, whose space program is known for its cheap efficiency, signed a pretty successful Wednesday, sending a satellite and 103 Nano Stellites into orbit.
THE India entered Wednesday in the annals of the highly competitive market for space launches by putting into orbit a record number of 104 satellites with one rocket.
At 9:28 am, a PSLV launcher rose from the Sriharikota (south-eastern India) launch pad with an Indian earth observation satellite of 714 kilograms and 103 nanosatellites, usually from foreign countries , Of a combined weight of 664 kilograms.
After half an hour of an ascent to 27 000 km / h, the space agency ISRO was able to blow. Mission accomplished, she announced on Twitter.
The previous record of this type was held by Russia, with 39 satellites put into orbit in a single mission in June 2014.
While New Delhi has the ambition to become a true international space power, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has described performance as "outstanding achievement" for his country. This launch "is a new moment of pride for our space science community and our nation," tweeted the Hindu nationalist leader.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today hailed scientists for the successful launch of 104 satellites on board a single rocket from the spaceport of Sriharikota.
At Sriharikota, ISRO chief A S Kiran Kumar said at the mission control centre that the Prime Minister has congratulated the space agency team for the successful launch.
“Congratulations to @isro for the successful launch of PSLV—C37 and CARTOSAT satellite together with 103 nano satellites!,” the Prime Minister said in a tweet.
“This remarkable feat by @isro is yet another proud moment for our space scientific community and the nation. India salutes our scientists,” he said.
President Pranab Mukherjee congratulated ISRO for the record launch of 104 satellites on a single rocket, saying the day will go down as a “landmark” in the history of India’s space progaramme.
In his message to ISRO Chairman A S Kiran Kumar, the President said: “I extend my sincere congratulations and best wishes to you and your team at the ISRO on the successful launch into space of PSLV- C37, carrying a record 104 satellites.
“This day shall go down as a landmark in the history of our space programme. The nation is proud of this significant achievement, which has demonstrated, yet again, India’s increasing space capabilities,” he said.
The President asked Kumar, also the Secretary of the Department of Space, to convey his greetings to the members of his team of scientists, engineers, technologists and all others associated with this “great mission.”
“I urge ISRO to continue to strive for the progress of our space capabilities. I wish all your future endeavours great success,” Mukherjee said.
Veteran space scientist K. Kasturirangan today hailed the record launch of 104 satellites on board a single rocket by ISRO, terming it as a remarkable feat and spectacular success demonstrating to the world India’s capability in the field.
“I admire ISRO for having did this and demonstrated to the world that we can launch more than 100 satellites in a single shot”, the former Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) told PTI.
Among the satellites launched was a home-built earth observation spacecraft. Because simultaneously managing so many satellites - however light they may be - requires extreme precision, experts say. "It's a technical challenge to launch as many satellites on the right orbit at the same time, because they do not have the same trajectory, and to let them go so that they do not touch each other in Space, "explains Mathieu J Weiss, French CNES representative in India.
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Source : Leparisien with AFP
