Strand-1 is booked to fly on the Indian space agency's (Isro) Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) on 25 February.

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The auditor also noted that the chairman of ISRO at the time, G.

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But as ISRO Chairman Dr.K.Kasturirangan said after launching TES, "It will be for civilian use consistent with our security concerns".

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The government subsequently barred Mr. Nair and several other ISRO officials involved in approving the contract from holding government positions.

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With the success of TES, the ISRO Satellite Centre in Bangalore will embark on manufacturing operational remote sensing satellites that can double as spy satellites.

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ISRO, the space agency, in a January response to Deutsche Telekom, disputed that the treaty had been violated, a person familiar with the matter said.

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INSAT-4B was put into orbit in March, 2007 by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), which conducts research and develops space technology for the government of India.

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Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) spokesman G.

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