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Low-Budget Indian Satellite Launch

Posted by timothy on from the discount-pass-to-space dept.

Geekonomical writes "On Thursday afternoon, for a mere 15 million U.S. dollars, India launched a meteorological satellite into geo-synchronous transfer orbit some 36,000 kilometres above the equator using a modified version of its highly successful space workhorse, the polar satellite launch vehicle (PSLV). The article also claims that China spends 12 times as much as this for a launch!"

4 of 207 comments (clear)

  1. ..a mere 15 million U.S. by Chicane-UK · · Score: 3, Funny

    ..hell, at that price, I'll launch 3! :)

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    1. Re:..a mere 15 million U.S. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      Hey! Don't be so negative. Remember that this is the brand new business-model pushed by RMS and the FSF that is going to solve all our problems!

      1: Write free software.
      2: ?
      3: Launch small satellite.
      4: Profit!

    2. Re:..a mere 15 million U.S. by Zork+the+Almighty · · Score: 3, Funny

      Now that I've given it more thought, with the 10 million dollars I would have left over, I could get two chicks at once !

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      In Soviet America the banks rob you!
  2. Probably used the good by oval_pants · · Score: 2, Funny

    ol' Indian rope trick .

    Very Cost effective.