Isro gears up for a full fledged commercial launch on September 16

The PSLV-C42 mission is scheduled on September 16, 2018 from the first launch pad of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR, Sriharikota

After a gap of five months, the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) will start a full-fledged commercial launch on September 16.

Isro will be launching PSLV-C42 mission in its core alone configuration. PSLV-C42 mission is scheduled to launch two international customer satellites of Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL), United Kingdom.

In 2009, Airbus bought a majority shareholding from the University of Surrey, allowing SSTL to fulfil its growth potential.  SSTL is an independent company within Airbus.

Antrix Corporation Limited, the commercial arm of the Isro, has been contracted by SSTL for launching their two satellites, namely, NovaSAR and  S1-4.

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