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HAL-L&T consortium bags Rs 860-crore Isro contract for five PSLVs

Isro has been providing satellite launch services since 1990 through the PSLV, launching 319 customer satellites from 33 countries

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FILE IMAGE: ISRO's PSLV-C50 rocket

Ajai Shukla
A space consortium formed by Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) and Larsen & Toubro (L&T) was awarded a Rs 860-crore contract for the next five Polar Satellite Launch Vehicles (PSLVs), pointing to the healthy growth and consolidation of the domestic space and satellite launch industry. 

“(The) HAL-L&T consortium bagged a Rs 860-crore contract for end-to-end realisation of five PSLVs over a period of four years from NewsSpace India (NSIL)”, it was announced on Monday during the inaugural session of the 7th Bengaluru Space Expo 2022.

Over the years, the Indian Space Research Organisation’s (Isro’s) workhorse, PSLV, has carried out more than 52