ISRO’s historic 100th mission has hit a major hurdle as its NVS-02 navigation satellite, launched on January 29, 2025, aboard the GSLV-F15 rocket, faces a technical malfunction. The satellite failed to ignite its onboard thrusters, preventing it from completing essential orbit-raising maneuvers. This glitch has halted the satellite’s progress towards reaching its designated geostationary orbit, Read More…
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ISRO Achieves Historic 100th Rocket Launch; GSLV-F15 Deploys NVS-02
In a landmark achievement, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launched its 100th rocket from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota. The Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-F15), soaring 50.9 meters tall, lifted off at 6:23 AM IST, deploying the NVS-02 navigation satellite into a geosynchronous transfer orbit just 19 minutes post-launch. Marking ISRO’s first Read More…