Indian Rocket Launch Breaks Record by Orbiting 104 Satellites

The Indian Space Research Organisation has successfully launched it's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) early morning February 15th 2017 at 03:58 UTC. The rocket carried as the primary payload the Cartosat-2D reconnaissance satellite for the Indian Government. ISRO also launched the ISRO Nanosatellite 1A and 1B payloads as well as a further 101 cubesats giving a total of 104 satellites to be launched on one rocket at once.