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."
INFO WIKILaunch Vehicle
PSLV
Configuration: XL
Family: PSLV
Earth Science
The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), in its thirtieth flight (PSLV-C28), will launch three identical DMC3 optical earth observation satellites. A, B and C. It will also carry two auxiliary satellites from UK. CBNT-1, a technology demonstrator earth observation micro satellite, and De-OrbitSail, a technology demonstrator nano satellite.