New ISRO satellite to be launched from Andhra Pradesh on Friday

Andhra Pradesh, Jan 11: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will launch the seventh satellite of its Cartosat-2 series from Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, in an event closely watched across India and abroad.

ISRO, which suffered an embarrassment on August 31 last year, will try to set the record straight with this satellite. According to a press release, its 41st flight had failed to launch back then due to a glitch in heat-shield separation.

On Friday, ISRO will also be launching its 100th satellite into the space along with 30 other satellites, including 28 from six other countries from its spaceport at Sriharikota, a top space agency official said.

"Of the three Indian spacecraft being launched on January 12 -- the 100kg micro satellite will be the 100th that will be ejected out of the rocket last into the earth's orbit," ISRO Satellite Centre director M Annadurai said.