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Confident that many more Indian companies will reach Space in near future: PM Modi

On Thursday, PSLV-C53 placed three Singapore satellites -- DS-EO, NeuSAR and SCOOB-1 -- in intended orbit of 570 km

FP Staff|Jul 01, 2022, 10:30:09 IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday congratulated IN-SPACe and ISRO for successfully launching two payloads of Indian start-ups in space by PSLV C53 mission.

"The PSLV C53 mission has achieved a new milestone by launching two payloads of Indian Start-ups in Space. Congratulations @INSPACeIND and @isro for enabling this venture. Confident that many more Indian companies will reach Space in near future," PM Modi tweeted.

PSLV-C53 is the second dedicated commercial mission of NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), the commercial arm of ISRO which, had on 23 June, launched GSAT-24 in its first "demand-driven" communication satellite mission post-space sector reforms, leasing the entire capacity on board to Direct-to-Home (DTH) service provider Tata Play, PTI reported.

On Thursday, the four-stage, 44.4-metre high PSLV-C53 that blasted off from the second launchpad of Satish Dhawan Space Centre placed the three Singapore satellites--DS-EO, NeuSAR and SCOOB-1 -- in intended orbit of 570 km.

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