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India's Successful Commercial Satellite Launch

Posted by kdawson on from the join-the-club dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Yesterday India successfully launched an Italian astronomical satellite. A BBC article (view video clip) notes that the launch grants India membership in the exclusive group of nations that can sustain commercial satellite launches. India's launch vehicle has less overall capacity than the competition — up to 1,500 kg to orbit — but the country plans to sweep the low end of the market by offering the lowest cost per launched kilogram for smaller payloads."

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  1. Re:W00T! by tim620 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    ...or they could turn into fat mindless slobs who sit in front of their satellite TV's. Then they would be just like an average American...