ISRO’s century in space

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) recently successfully launched the NVS-02 navigation satellite through a GSLV-F15 launch vehicle from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh as its 100th mission. Achieving this important milestone, ISRO said it will take India to new heights in the field of space navigation.

The launch vehicle GSLV-F15 took off at 6:23 am and put NVS-02 into space. This launch not only demonstrates the prowess of ISRO but is also a testimony to the expansion of the country’s space research capabilities.

There have been many important milestones in the history of ISRO’s space journey. From the establishment of the Space Research Committee in 1962, the first rocket launch in 1963, the launch of the first indigenous satellite Aryabhatta in 1975, to developing the first satellite launch vehicle in 1980, ISRO has made continuous progress. Notably, Chandrayaan-1 in 2008, Mangalyaan in 2013, simultaneous launch of 104 satellites in 2017, Chandrayaan-2 in 2019, and recently the successful launch of Chandrayaan-3 in 2023 as well as the successful test of SPADEX mission in 2024 were carried out. In January 2024, India successfully completed SPADEX and became the fourth country in the world to perform satellite docking.

With these achievements, ISRO is establishing its credibility in space research not only at the national but also international level.