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PSLV - C37 going to be a World Record

PSLV-C37 ISRO is going to launch a record 103 satellites at one single rocket, PSLV – C37.It has planned to launch at first week of Feb. The space agency had earlier planned a launch of 83 satellites in the last week of January, of which 80 were foreign ones. With the addition of 20 more foreign satellites,100 out of 103 are foreign once while only 3 are Indian. PSLV – C37 planned to launch at first week of Feb. History: The highest number of satellites launched in a single mission is 37, a record that Russia set in 2014. The US space agency NASA launched 29. The launch will be a major feat in country’s space history as no exercise on this scale has been attempted before. What is PSLV?                                                               Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle. The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, commonly known by its abbreviation PSLV, is an expendable launch system developed and operated by the Indian Space Research Organizatio