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Friday, January 12, 2018, 14:54
India launches 31 satellites on single mission
By Xinhua
Friday, January 12, 2018, 14:54 By Xinhua

The Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) earth observation satellite CARTOSAT-2, onboard the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C40) along with 28 satellites from six foreign countries including the US, France, Finland, South and Canada, launches at Satish dawan space center in Sriharikota in the state of Andhra Pradesh on Jan 12, 2018. India's Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) launches its 100th satellite. (ARUN SANKAR / AFP)

NEW DELHI -- India on Friday successfully launched 31 satellites on a single mission from the southern spaceport of Sriharikota, officials said.

The Cartosat is essentially a remote sensing satellite, equipped with panchromatic and multi-spectral cameras and has a shelf life of five years

The satellites, including the country's 100th satellite Cartosat (earth observation sastellite), were launched by state-owned Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) aboard its trusted workhorse Polar Launch Satellite Vehicle (PSLV) at 9.28 am local time (0358 GMT).

The lift-off has been successful, ISRO officials told the media.

The Cartosat is essentially a remote sensing satellite, equipped with panchromatic and multi-spectral cameras and has a shelf life of five years.

Apart from Cartosat, other satellites comprise one micro and nano satellite each from India as well as three micro and 25 nanosatellites from six countries -- Canada, Finland, France, South Korea, Britain and the United States.

The launch of the satellites was earlier slated for January 10.

In February last year, India created history by launching 104 satellites on a single mission, overtaking the previous record of 37 satellites set by Russia in 2014. All but three of the satellites were from foreign countries, most of them from the US.

India has over the past two decades earned a reputation of offering a reliable low cost alternative to existing international players in launching satellites into space. 

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