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29/01/25 10:05 AM IST

GSLV-F15 launched successfully from Sriharikota

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  • The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launched their GSLV-F15 carrying the NVS-02 at Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, marking ISRO's 100th rocket mission.
GSLV-F15
  • The GSLV-F15 with the NVS-02 satellite lifted off from the spaceport’s second launch pad.
  • NVS-02, the second satellite in the NVS series, is configured with navigation payload in L1, L5 and S bands in addition to ranging payload in C-band like its predecessor-NVS-01.
  • It is configured on standard I-2K bus platforms with a lift-off mass of 2,250 kg and power handling capability of ~3 kW.
  • It will be placed at 111.75ºE, replacing IRNSS-1E. NVS-02 uses a combination of indigenous and procured atomic clocks for precise time estimation.
  • The GSLV-F15 is the 17th flight of India’s Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) and 11th flight with Indigenous Cryo stage.
  • It is the 8th operational flight of GSLV with an indigenous Cryogenic stage.
  • NVS-02 satellite was designed, developed and integrated at the U. R. Satellite Centre (URSC) with the support of other satellite-based work centres.
  • The first launch, on August 10, 1979, was the experimental flight of Satellite Launch Vehicle-3 (SLV-3 E10) carrying the Rohini Technology Payload, which was only partially successful according to the space agency.
Source- The Hindu

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