India Sets Satellite Launch Record
February 15, 2017
2/15/17 – India just set a world record (here and here) by placing 104 satellites into orbit using a single rocket, with the payload including 101 “nanosatellites” built by companies and universities in six other countries. The achievement reflects the emerging pattern in the global space enterprise, described recently in Issues, as a growing roster of nongovernment groups from more and more countries reach into space using ever-smaller satellites to perform an expanding array of jobs.