India on Wednesday successfully launched 104 satellites in one go, in a feat considered a world record of launching the most satellites in a single mission according to its space agency.
Out of the 104 satellites, 101 are foreign satellites, which are meant to serve international customers as India aims to take a bigger share of the $300 billion global space industry pie.
Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) due to the bolstering of its low prices attracted a load of international customers to launch 75 satellites last year from Sriharikota in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh.
The launch of PSLV-C37 in a single payload, including the Cartosat-2 series and 103 co-passenger satellites, together weighed over 650 kg (1,433 lb).
Out of the total number of 101 satellites, 96 belonged to the United States and one each to Israel, Kazakhstan, Netherlands, Switzerland and the United Arab Emirates.
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