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GodrejAerospacepartnersISROinlaunchingarecord104satellites

Mumbai,February15,2017:Inamassiveshowofstrengthandprowess,ISRO’sPSLVC37rockethassuccessfullylaunched104satellites,themostinasinglemissionanywhereintheworld.Thiswasamammothleapfromthepreviouslyheldrecordof37satellitesbyRussiain2014and29byNASAin2013.

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ThishistoricalachievementbyISROhasplacedIndiainaneworbitamongstthespacefaringnations.GodrejAerospace(GA),abusinessunitofGodrej&BoyceMfg.Co.Ltd.,hascontributedtothemissionbymanufacturingcriticalsystems and components for the launch vehicle. The second stage liquidpropulsionengineandthefourthstagereactioncontrolsystemcomponentsforthelaunchvehicleweremanufacturedbyGA.Speakingontheannouncement ISROChairmanASKiranKumarsaid,“All104satellitessuccessfullyplaced inorbit.MyheartycongratulationstotheentireISROteamforthewonderful jobtheyhavedone.”Hefurtheradded,“Now we are targeting GSLV MkII and then Mk III...A series of launchactivities planned to ensure like last year this year also we have manyexcitingeventscoming.”Mr. Kaustubh Shukla, Chief Operating Officer, Industrial Products Group,

Godrej & Boyceadded, “Godrej Aerospace is proud to be partnering withISROsince1985onseveralbreak-throughmissionsincludingtherecordthatwas set today. It is remarkable that out of 104 satellites, around 100 arefromforeigncountriesincludingtheUnitedStates,UAE,Israel,Netherlands,KazakhstanandSwitzerland.ThisprovesthatIndiaistrustedgloballyforitstechnology,innovationandcapabilities,whichhasbecomeamarkof‘MakeinIndia’.“The PSLV is a remarkably versatile rocket capable of launching 1.4 tonneclasssatellites.Havingprovenitsreliabilityinits37previouslaunchessince1993, this launchwill help ISROgarnermorebusiness in themulti-billion-dollarcommercialsatellitelaunchmarket.For over three decades, GA has been associated with ISRO including forcomplex systems such as liquid propulsion engines for PSLV and GSLVrockets, thrusters for satellites and antenna systems. GA was also anintegralpartoftheprestigiousChandrayaanandMangalyaanmissions.ThecompanyhasbeencommittedtothecauseofindigenousmanufacturingforIndia’sspaceprograms,andatGodrej&Boyce,partneringtheIndianspaceprogramisanotherwaytopropelIndia’stechnologicalprowess.AboutGodrej&Boyce:Godrej & Boyce is the holding company of the Godrej group that alsooperates across 14 diverse businesses. Founded in 1897, the companystartedwith themanufactureof highquality locks. It has sincediversifiedinto Consumer Goods, Office and Industrial Products & Services,Infrastructure & Real estate Headquartered in Mumbai, Godrej & Boycespecializes and is a market leader in Appliances, Furniture & Interiors,Security Solutions, Locking Solutions, AV solutions, Vending, MaterialHandling, IndustrialLogistics,Aerospace,NuclearPower,Defense,Toolingssolutions forAuto industry,ProcessEquipment,Power Infrastructure,RealEstate,GreenBuildingConsulting.Godrej isoneof India’smost trustedbrandsservingover1.1bncustomersworldwide,everyday.Forfurtherinformationpleasecontact:AdfactorsPRNehaSharma:sharma.neha@adfactorspr.com;9920902414JasmeetGurudatta:jasmeet.gurudatta@adfactorspr.com;07798350777