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July 27, 2016

ISRO to launch weather satellite next month
Chennai (IANS) Jul 26, 2016
India will launch a weather satellite next month with its heavy rocket, the geosynchronous satellite launch vehicle (GSLV-Mk II), Indian space agency chief A.S. Kiran Kumar said here on Friday. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will launch INSAT-3DR next month with its GSLV rocket, said Kiran Kumar at the Madras Institute of Technology Alumni Association meeting here. He also said ISRO is targeting to increase the number of its satellite and rocket launches from the current six-e ... read more

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