Mugdha Das

ISRO reaches 100th rocket launch milestone with Navigation Satellite Mission

Digital desk: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launched their GSLV-F15 carrying the NVS-02 at 6:23 AM at Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, marking ISRO's 100th rocket mission. The mission is also V Narayanan's first as Chairman of the Space Agency, having recently taken office.

The Satellite Launch Vehicle (SLV) was the first large rocket to launch from Sriharikota on August 10, 1979, and the Department of Space has now reached its 100th anniversary, over 46 years later. The Indian government has launched all of the large rockets at Sriharikota thus far.

The director of India's primary rocket laboratory, the Vikram Sarabhai Space Center in Thiruvananthapuram, S. Unnikrishnan Nair, stated earlier on Tuesday that "it is as robust as previous one, similar to any other launch. To the best of our abilities, we make every launch robust. It will be a success.”