India's First Space Mission in Six Months Set to Place Radar Imaging, Baby Satellites in Orbit

Last year, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) managed only two launches, including the catastrophic failure of the ambitious Geo-Stationary Launch Vehicle, which failed to place a satellite in the desired orbit due to a technical snag in the third cryogenic stage. ISRO has planned 19 missions, including a lunar mission, in 2022.