The other satellites include a communication satellite SATISAT of Chennai-based space education company SpaceKidz India and UNIVSAT, a satellite built by a consortium of universities, Indian Space Research Organisation chairman K Sivan said on Thursday.
“The (next) mission will mark the fruition of the space reforms recently introduced in the country,” Sivan said after the successful launch of CMS-01, a communication satellite that is aimed at providing connectivity to Lakshadweep and Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
The satellite will replace GSAT-11, a satellite that was launched over a decade ago and is ending its life in space.
CMS-01 is a communication satellite that has been envisaged to provide services in Extended-C Band frequency spectrum.
The Extended-C Band coverage will include Indian mainland, Andaman-Nicobar and Lakshadweep Islands.
CMS-01 is the 42nd communication satellite of India.
India has opened up the space sector, allowing startups and private firms to build rockets and satellites and launch them from here.
While Isro will focus on R&D and building technologies for deep space programmes, it has transferred its operational fleet of satellites and rockets to New Space India Ltd, an entity that will compete with private firms.
Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Centre (IN-SPACe), an independent body, will be the space industry regulator.
Brazil’s Amazonia-1, a remote sensing satellite, will be hurled by Isro’s workhorse PSLV rocket in February.