OREANDA-NEWS. September 29, 2015. The Vice President of India, Shri M. Hamid Ansari has here today congratulated the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) on PSLV’s successful launch of ASTROSAT.

Following is the text of Vice President’s congratulatory message:

“I learnt with great happiness that Indian Space Research Organization’s PSLV C-30 rocket today successfully placed in orbit – AstroSat, India’s first dedicated astronomy satellite as well as Canada's NLS-14 nanosatellite, Indonesia's LAPAN-A2 microsatellite and four identical LEMUR nano satellites for the United States. The scientific payloads abroad AstroSat will help the scientific community in improving our understanding of the universe.

I congratulate all the members of Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) team for this accomplishment. This is another successful chapter in the saga achievements of our scientists, engineers and technologists. They have again shown the strength of India’s scientific capacity and have done the nation proud. I wish ISRO success to in all their future endeavors.”