‘PM has given clear vision for us till 2040’: ISRO chief after success of GSLV-F15 mission

SRIHARIKOTA: After achieving the 100th launch milestone with the successful launch of the GSLV-F15 mission on Wednesday, ISRO chairman V Narayanan expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said that the PM has given vision for 20-40 years.

Narayanan asserted that they have all the support and blessings of the political leadership. “We have come a long way from moving rockets and satellites on old bicycles and bullock carts. Today, we are a vibrant and respected space organization. This has not been done by one man but by a generation of leaders starting from Vikram Sarabhai to Satish Dhawan”, Narayanan said.

#WATCH | Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh | On the launch of the 100th mission GSLV-F15 with NVS-02 Satellite, ISRO chairman Dr V Narayanan says,”…There is a generation of leaders from Vikram Sarabhai to former chairman Somanath, I appreciate the effort put in by all the ISRO former… pic.twitter.com/VwB9dINc7k

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“The PM has given a clear vision for what we have to do till 2040, and space sector reform is his brainchild. And it’s not only vision but also project approval. We have the support and blessings of political leadership”, he added.

ISRO successfully launched their GSLV-F15 carrying the NVS-02 at 6.23 am at Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. This is ISRO’s 100th launch from the country’s spaceport. The GSLV-F15 is the 17th flight of India’s Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) and 11th flight with the indigenous cryo stage. It is the 8th operational flight of GSLV with an indigenous Cryogenic stage.

The GSLV-F15 payload fairing is a metallic version with a diameter of 3.4 meters.The GSLV-F15 with an indigenous Cryogenic stage will place the NVS-02 satellite into a Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit, ISRO said in a statement.

The ISRO chairman expressed gratitude and said that the 100th launch is a significant milestone of India space programme. Addressing the event, Narayanan said, “I am extremely happy to announce from the spaceport of ISRO that the first launch of this year has been successfully accomplished. The GSLV-F15 vehicle launch vehicle precisely injecting the navigation satellite NVS-02 into orbit. This mission is the 100th launch from our launch pads which is a significant milestone for India”.

#WATCH | Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh | On the launch of the 100th mission GSLV-F15 with NVS-02 Satellite, ISRO chairman Dr V Narayanan says, “This 100th mission accomplishment is teamwork…The reward for hard work is more work. And ISRO has got a very busy year ahead with many… pic.twitter.com/9FyWPvdXzN

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“Our space programme was conceived and started by a visionary leader Vikram Sarabhai and taken forward by a generation of leaders. Till today, we have developed six generations of launch vehicles. The first launch vehicle was developed under the guidance of Satish Dhawan with APJ Abdul Kalam as the project director in 1979. From that till today, including today’s launch, we have accomplished 100 launches”, he added.

Navigation with Indian Constellation (NavIC) is India’s independent regional navigation satellite system designed to provide accurate Position, Velocity and Timing (PVT) service to users in India as well as to region extending about 1500 km beyond Indian land mass.NavIC will provide two types of services, namely, Standard Positioning Service (SPS) and Restricted Service (RS). NavIC’s SPS provides a position accuracy of better than 20 m and timing accuracy better than 40 nanoseconds over the service area. (ANI)