Article 2CR7W India launches record-breaking 104 satellites from single rocket

India launches record-breaking 104 satellites from single rocket

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Michael Safi in Delhi
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Indian PM Narendra Modi hails 'exceptional achievement' that overtakes Russian record of 37 in single launch

India's space agency has announced the successful launch of a record-breaking 104 nano satellites into orbit, all onboard a single rocket.

The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) said the milestone launch, from the Sriharikota space centre in the country's south, overtook the 2014 Russian record of 37 satellites in a single launch.

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