ISRO Celebrates Historic 100th Launch with Successful NVS-02 Satellite Placement

New Delhi : The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has made history with its 100th launch, successfully deploying the NVS-02 navigation satellite into orbit. The GSLV-F15 rocket, carrying the satellite, lifted off from Sriharikota at 6:23 am. This mission marks a major milestone in India’s space exploration efforts, as the NVS-02 satellite replaces the IRNSS-1E satellite launched in 2016.
ISRO celebrated this achievement with a statement, declaring the mission a success and highlighting India’s growing capabilities in space navigation. “Mission Success! The GSLV-F15/NVS-02 mission has been successfully accomplished. India reaches new heights in space navigation,” ISRO shared on social media.

Minister of State for Science and Technology, Jitendra Singh, congratulated the ISRO team, acknowledging the milestone and the nation’s pride in their continued success. “Team ISRO, you have once again made India proud with the successful launch of the GSLV-F15/NVS-02 mission,” he said in his message.

This launch is significant not only for its achievement but also for ISRO Chairman V Narayanan, as it marks his first major mission since assuming the role earlier this month. The satellite was placed in a geostationary transfer orbit (GTO), 323 km above the Earth, 19 minutes after lift-off.

The NVS series is part of ISRO’s second-generation navigation satellites, offering enhanced features like the L1 navigation band and indigenously developed rubidium atomic clocks. These advanced systems provide improved positioning, navigation, and timing services, and offer greater interoperability with other global navigation satellite systems (GNSS). With the successful launch of NVS-02, ISRO is now in the process of replacing the remaining older satellites launched between 2013 and 2015.