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Somnath congratulates ISRO scientists

2009-04-20 18:03:44
Last Updated: 2009-04-20 18:33:41

New Delhi: Somnath Chatterjee, the speaker of the outgoing Lok Sabha, on Monday congratulated the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for the successful launch of the RISAT-2 spy satellite and an educational satellite.

PSLV places spy and education satellites into orbit

'The country is proud of ISRO scientists for this remarkable achievement, which will provide a boost to India's capabilities in a number of areas, including disaster management and in better management of cyclones, floods, agriculture-related activities,' Chatterjee said in his congratulatory message.

RISAT 2 is not for fighting terror: ISRO chief

A Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) on Monday morning put into orbit the RISAT-2, an all-weather day-night spy satellite that has the capability to look through clouds and fog, as also the Anusat educational satellite built by Chennai's Anna University with funding from ISRO.

 
 
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