India's space agency launched 104 satellites in 18 minutes, nearly tripling the previous record and establishing the country as a key player in the space-based surveillance industry. | Video From The New York Times

2.7M views · 40K reactions | India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) launched the EOS-09 satellite from Satish Dhawan Space Centre on Saturday at 8:29 p.m. EDT (0029 GMT or 5:59 a.m. India Standard Time on Sunday, May 18). Full Story https://space-com.visitlink.me/GNFfkI "The satellite was lost due to an issue with the third stage of the rocket about six minutes into the launch," according to Space.com. Credit: ISRO | Space.com | Facebook

Nasa and India have teamed up to launch an Earth-mapping satellite capable of tracking the slightest shifts in land and ice. The $1.3bn (£980m) mission will help forecasters and first responders stay one step ahead of floods, landslides, volcanic eruptions and other disasters, according to scientists. Rocketing to orbit from India, the satellite will survey virtually all of Earth’s terrain multiple times. Its two radars – one from the US and the other from India – will operate day and night, pee