Sriharikota: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has made history today by successfully launching its 100th mission—the GSLV rocket. This mission carries a navigation satellite and marks the first under ISRO Chairman V. Narayanan, who took charge on January 13.
According to sources, the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV), equipped with an indigenous cryogenic stage, took off from the second launch pad at Sriharikota at 6:23 AM on January 29. This marks the 17th flight of the GSLV rocket, carrying the navigation satellite NVS-02.
In an official statement, ISRO announced, “The GSLV-F15/NVS-02 mission has been successfully completed. India has reached new heights in space navigation!”
The NVS-02 satellite is the second in the ‘Navigation with Indian Constellation’ (NavIC) series. It aims to provide precise positioning, velocity, and time information to users across the Indian subcontinent and up to 1,500 km beyond Indian territory.
Earlier, ISRO had stated that the NVS-02 satellite utilizes a combination of indigenous and procured atomic clocks to ensure accurate time estimation.