ISRO to launch 6,500 kg US satellite

Following the historic launch of NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) mission onboard a GSLV-F16 rocket July 30, ISRO would be launching another satellite for the United States, he said at an event near Chennai

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After marking a humble beginning in the Indian space programme with a tiny rocket supplied by the United States, ISRO would launch a 6,500 kg communication satellite built by the US in the next couple of months, the chairman of the space agency, V Narayanan said Sunday.

Following the historic launch of NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) mission onboard a GSLV-F16 rocket July 30, ISRO would be launching another satellite for the United States, he said at an event near Chennai.