https://www.afp.com/en/news/22...-73-satellites-orbit

"An imaging satellite and 72 micro-satellites were launched into orbit Friday from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the Russian space agency Roscosmos and research centre Glavcosmos announced."


Hmmmmmmmmm...seen this MO before:

Nothing new...

In February, India launched 104 satellites in a single launch.

http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/13/...pace-race/index.html

Prices to launch small satellites are dropping fast, and launch capacity is increasing just as quickly.