Isro’s newest rocket, the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) has been contracted by Australia’s Space Machines Company to launch a 450-kilogram satellite into lower earth orbit - LEO. A launch services agreement has been signed between Isro’s commercial arm - NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) and the Aussie company on the sidelines of the India Space Congress in New Delhi. The Optimus spacecraft, which will be the largest Australian-designed and
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India signs deal to launch largest ever Australian satellite aboard Isro’s newest rocket
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Synopsis
Isro’s newest rocket gets a major endorsement as an Australian private satellite will be launched into space abord the SSLV.
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