The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on January 29, 2025 launched its historic 100th launch from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota.
- The GSLV-F15 with the NVS-02 satellite lifted off from the spaceport’s second launch pad and later the GSLV-F15 with indigenous cryogenic stage placed the NVS-02 satellite in a Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit as intended.
- Over these 100 launches ISRO has lifted 548 satellites to orbit.
NVS
- The NVS-02 is the second satellite in the NVS series, and part of India’s Navigation with Indian Constellation (NavIC).
- NVS-01, the first of the second-generation satellites, was launched on board GSLV-F12 on May 29, 2023. For the first time, an indigenous atomic clock was flown in NVS-01.
About NavIC
- NavIC is India’s independent regional navigation satellite system. It is designed to provide accurate Position, Velocity, and Timing (PVT) service to users in India and the region extending about 1,500 km beyond the Indian landmass, which is its primary service area.
- NavIC provides two types of services: Standard Positioning Service (SPS) and Restricted Service (RS). NavIC SPS provides a position accuracy of better than 20 metres (2σ) and timing accuracy of better than 40 nanoseconds (2σ) over the primary service area.
