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BANGALORE: Notwithstanding the Antrix-Devas controversy, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is getting inquiries from various countries for launching and building satellites.
Speaking on the sidelines of a book launch, ISRO Chairman and Secretary, Department of Space, K Radhakrishnan, confirmed that there were no "pull backs" from any countries even after the controversy surfaced. Instead, he said, inquiries were pouring in from several countries for using the Indian launch facilities and also building satellites.In the next few years, ISRO will be launching 12 foreign satellites. This includes the 800kg German satellite, environment monitoring satellite and some small and micro satellites in the 40100 kg category for Indonesia, Germany and Canada.
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