NEW DELHI, Feb 15 (Reuters) - India successfully launched 104 satellites in a single mission on Wednesday, setting what its space agency says is a world record of launching the most satellites at one go. Of the 104, 101 are foreign satellites to serve international customers as the South Asian nation seeks a bigger share of the $300 billion global space industry. — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) February 15, 2017This remarkable feat by @isro is yet another proud moment for our space scientific community and the nation. — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) February 15, 2017Spoke to the Secretary, Department of Space and congratulated him & the entire team of scientists on today's exceptional achievement. ISRO’s low prices attracted international customers to launch 75 satellites last year from Sriharikota in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh.

Source: Huffington Post February 15, 2017 08:26 UTC