ISRO to launch two private satellites for American company

ISRO to launch two private satellites for American company

ISRO

NEW DELHI: Antrix Corporation Limited (Antrix), the commercial arm of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), has signed Launch Services Agreement with American company PlanetIQ for launching their satellites.

Two of their satellites will be launched on-board ISRO’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV). 

According to agreements signed in October last, these satellites are meant for studying certain weather parameters. 

This was stated in Rajya Sabha today by Dr Jitendra Singh, who is Minister of State for Atomic Energy and Space.