India, Mauritius to jointly develop small satellite at cost of Rs 20 crore in 15 months

India and Mauritius will jointly develop a small satellite which will be launched by ISRO early next year, the Union Cabinet was apprised on Friday. India and Mauritius had signed a Memorandum of Understanding for development of a joint small satellite during the visit of Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan to Port Louis on November 1 last year.

The MoU will help to establish a framework for cooperation between Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) and Mauritius Research and Innovation Council (MRIC) on the development of a joint satellite as well as for cooperation on the use of the ground station in the island nation.