Indian Space Research Organization
PSLV
Director: Kailasavadivoo Sivan
Founded: 1969
Successes: 43
Failures: 6
Pending: 15
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is the space agency of the Government of India headquartered in the city of Bengalore. Its vision is to "harness space technology for national development while pursuing space science research and planetary exploration."
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PSLV
Configuration: XL
Family: PSLV
Earth Science
Cartosat-2E is seventh of Cartosat series of Earth observation satellites to be deployed in 500 km sun-synchronous orbit. Its main purpose is to collect high resolution large-scale maps which will be used for urban planning, infrastructure development, utilities planning and traffic management.