Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday met ISRO Chairman V Narayanan and discussed with him the state’s vision of launching its own satellite.
The ISRO chairman assured the chief minister that his organisation would lend full support in realising the vision, according to an official statement.
In a meeting with Narayanan here, Sarma outlined the Assam government’s vision to have its own satellite — ASSAMSAT — in collaboration with IN-SPACe (Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre), Department of Space, Government of India.