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(Photo : Getty Images/ Pallava Bagla) ISRO is looking at Venus and Jupiter to explore its characteristics and nature to make more inventions and discoveries that the earth can benefit from. At the planetary session on science technology held at the Indian Science Congress in Tirupati, M Nageswara Rao, Associate Director of ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) explained that the mission analysis for the above mentioned exploration is based on what type of satellite needs to be built and which type of rocket they need for the same.

One of the greatest milestones in the development of the man's intellect was when they were able to go into space and explore the depths of the universe. In recent days however, the level of amazement has increased and scientists have launched multiple satellites into space for various purposes. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is one of the most reputed organizations for space research in the world. The organization has now reached a milestone by launching the PSLV-37 rocket. The rocket has launched 104 satellites in one go and has made India proud to achieve such greatness.

On Wednesday, Feb 15, 2017 ISRO launched the PSLV-37 in the earth's orbit from the Satish Dhawan Space center in Sriharikota in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India at 9:28 Am. According to The Indian Express, the rocket will launch a total of 104 satellites which include the Cartosat-2 series satellite which will help in the production of high-resolution images for the country. The rocket also contains INS-1A and INS-1B and also Dove Satellites (88) owned by USA along with LEMUR Satellites (8) by USA, BGUSat by Israel, Al-Farabi 1 by Kazakhstan, PEASSS by The Netherlands, DIDO-2 by Switzerland and the Nayif-1 by UAE.

Hindustan Times explained that this was the first space mission of the year 2017 for ISRO and the team was congratulated by the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, and the President of India, Dr. Pranab Mukherjee. This launch is a symbol of a boost in India's space program. The 88 satellites owned by a San Francisco-based company called "Planet", is placed inside the PSLV-37 and they have the dimensions of 10cm x 10 cm x 30cm and weigh approximately 4.7kg each.

The particular PSLV (Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle) used in the rocket has a 100 percent success rate and was first debuted in the first lunar probe of India, the Chandraayan-1 in 2008 and will also be the 15^th space mission of the PSLV-XL. The rocket reached an altitude of 228.9 kilometers in 268.8 seconds of its takeoff and had reached an altitude of 500 kilometers at 9:40am. The 88 Dove satellites from USA were detached at 9:54am and by 10:00 am all the 104 satellites were launched into the orbit.