ISRO working on enhancing rocket launch capacity: Chairman
Indian Space Research Organisation is planning to increase the number of satellite launches every year, a top ISRO official said today.
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"We are planning to increase the number of rocket launches from the present eight to 12 every year," ISRO Chairman A S Kiran Kumar said at a function here.
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Kumar, who was here to participate in the MIT Alumni Golden Jubilee Celebrations, said the scientists were gearing up for the launch the GSLV-MarkII (Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle) carrying weather satellite in August.
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Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Director K Sivan said the weather monitoring and forecasting satellite on board Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle is also planned to be launched later this year.
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Last month, ISRO had put into orbit 20 satellites, including the earth observation satellite -- Cartosat-2, on board PSLV-C34 in a single launch from the spaceport of
Sriharikota, about 135 kms from here.