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Isro's first successful rocket launching test with payload in UP
Mint Kolkata
|June 16, 2025
Space agency Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) successfully conducted a rocket launching test, marking the first time a payload was launched via a rocket from the soil of Uttar Pradesh, officials said.
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The test conducted on Saturday in collaboration with Thrust Tech India Ltd saw the rocket ascend 1.1km at 5:14:33 PM, a complete success.
This story is from the June 16, 2025 edition of Mint Kolkata.
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