Photos: ISRO hits ton in style with successful navigation sat mission
The launch was the first under ISRO Chairman V Narayanan's leadership.
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Sriharikota: ISRO on Wednesday celebrated its 100th mission with the textbook launch of a navigation satellite that would aid in terrestrial, aerial and maritime navigation and precision agriculture, among others, with a GSLV rocket injecting the payload in the desired orbit.
The early morning launch was the first under ISRO Chairman V Narayanan’s leadership–he assumed office on January 16– and also the space agency’s maiden venture in 2025.
In this image by ISRO on Jan. 29, 2025, ISRO’s Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-F15) carrying navigation satellite NVS-02, lifts off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC), in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. The launch marks ISRO’s 100th mission. (ISRO via PTI Photo) In this image by ISRO on Jan. 29, 2025, ISRO’s Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-F15) carrying navigation satellite NVS-02, lifts off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC), in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. The launch marks ISRO’s 100th mission. (ISRO via PTI Photo)
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