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April 23, 2007 18:17 IST
Italy's AGILE satellite launched by Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C8) on Monday is the seventh foreign satellite launched by the ISRO's workhorse launch vehicle.
However, Monday's launch holds more significance for India as it is ISRO's first 'commercial' launch, carrying Italy's Agile which weighs 352 Kg. The marketing for getting this project was done by Antrix Corporation, commercial arm of the Department of Space, Government of India.
List of Satellites: Satellite | Date | Vehicle | KITSAT-3 (Korea) | May 26, 1999 | PSLV-C2 | DLR-TUBSAT (Germany) | May 26, 1999 | PSLV-C2 | | BIRD (Germany) | OCT 22, 2001 | PSLV-C3 | | PROBA (Belgium) | OCT 22, 2001 | PSLV-C3 | | LAPAN-TUBSAT (Indonesia) | Jan 10,2007 | PSLV-C7 | | PEHUENSAT-1 (Argentina) | Jan 10,2007 | PSLV-C7 | | AGILE (ITALY) | April 23, 2007 | PSLV-C8 |
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