Isro launches record 104 satellites into orbit

Aims to make India a one-stop shop for global satellite players

Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) launched as many as 104 satellites from a single rocket on Wednesday, a global record, from its Sriharikota launch station off the Andhra coast.

The bulk of these satellites were from the US; some other countries also hired Isro’s services.

Isro hopes this development would help its aim of making the country a one-stop shop to build and hurl micro satellites. There is a global shortage of launchers for small satellite missions and there’s also a rush from private business in the US and Europe to send hundreds of these to space for various needs.