India launches 10 Satellites in One Mission

An Indian rocket has blasted off and successfully launched a cluster of 10 satellites in a single mission, marking a milestone for the country's 45-year-old space programme.

The PSLV rocket lifted off Monday morning from the Sriharikota space station in southern India carrying an Indian remote-sensing satellite, a mini satellite and eight so-called nanosatellites developed by German and Canadian research institutions.

The satellites were deployed in orbit within minutes of each other in a rare space feat, with the entire mission lasting about 20 minutes.

(Although this news doesn't seems to be related with defence but i put the news on my blog as now a days satellites are playing great role in defence. They are being used for tracing the enemy and for targetting them through missiles, and are being used for many other defence purposes such as smooth sailing in seas and much more.)