The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro), the country's elite space research agency, plans to launch 10 satellites next Monday from its space port at Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. The 10 satellites to be launched by a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle include the country's Cartosat-2A, a 76-kg mini-satellite and eight nano satellites built by universities in Canada, Germany, the Netherlands and Indonesia. This is a new world record, according to a senior Isro scientist.