ISRO successfully carries out 100th launch; GSLV-F15 carries NVS-02 into its planned orbit

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January 29, 2025

Sriharikota : The Indian Space Research Organisation successfully launched their GSLV-F15 carrying the NVS-02 on 6:23 AM at Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. This is ISRO's 100th launch from the country's space port.

GSLV-F15 is the 17th flight of India's Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) and 11th flight with Indigenous Cryo stage.It is the 8th operational flight of GSLV with an indigenous Cryogenic stage. GSLV-F15 payload fairing is a metallic version with a diameter of 3.4 meters.

The GSLV-F15 with indigenous Cryogenic stage will place NVS- 02 satellite into a Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit, ISRO said in a statement.

Multiple students were given the opportunity to witness the launch near the launchpad itself, with their excitement barely contained to be part of such an opportunity.

Earlier on Tuesday, Director of Space Applications Centre (SAC)/ISRO Nilesh Desai mentioned that the launch will help update India's Regional Navigation Satellite System from 4 to 5 satellites.

The satellite constellation of Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS), will have a total of 7 satellites which will be up in space. With the 100th launch, India now has 5 out of the 7 in space.

Navigation with Indian Constellation (NavIC) is India's independent regional navigation satellite system designed to provide accurate Position, Velocity and Timing (PVT) service to users in India as well as to region extending about 1500 km beyond Indian land mass.

NavIC will provide two types of services, namely, Standard Positioning Service (SPS) and Restricted Service (RS). NavIC's SPS provides a position accuracy of better than 20 m and timing accuracy better than 40 nanoseconds over the service area. (ANI)