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100th mission of ISRO in pipeline

The Indian Space Research Organisation is preparing for its 100th mission with the commercial launch of two foreign satellites from Sriharikota. ISRO plans to launch 720-kg SPOT-6 remote sensing satellite from France (built by ASTRIUM SAS) and a 15-kg Japanese spacecraft Protiers on board the home-grown Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C21) in the second week of September.

ISRO has so far put 99 missions (62 satellites and 37 launch vehicles) since the launch of the first satellite Aryabhatta in 1975. PSLV-C21 would be the 100th mission. 

As a "double delight" for Indian scientists, ISROs 3400-kg communication satellite GSAT-10 is also likely to be launched in September by European space consortium Arianespaces Ariane-5 rocket from Kourou in French Guiana.

GSAT-10 would carry 30 transponders, including 12 in Ku band, along with a GAGAN (GPS Aided GEO Augmented Navigation) payload. GSAT-10 is a Rs. 750 crore-mission, including launch services cost. It will have a minimum operational life of 15 years.
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