January 09, 2025 11:47 pm (IST)
ISRO signed satellite launch service agreement with the US
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IBNS) In reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday, Union minister Dr Jitendra Singh said that Antrix Corporation Limited (Antrix), the commercial arm of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), signed a Launch Services Agreement in October 2015, with PlanetIQ, an American company.
The contract is for launching two of the US satellites on-board ISRO’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV).
These satellites are meant for studying certain weather parameters.
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