ISRO’s New Year Space Mission: Three startups to launch payloads aboard ISRO's PSLV - C58 XPoSat on Jan 1

Produced by: Pranav Dixit Designed by: Manoj Kumar

ISRO’s Mission

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M2Space's Payloads on POEM-3

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Dhruva Space's LEAPTD Project

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Bellatrix Aerospace's Payloads

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The Two Payloads

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Previous Collaborations

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TakeMe2Space's Radiation Shielding Experiments

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Enhanced Lifespan

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An Exciting New Year

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