GSLV-F15: ISRO successfully launches its 100th rocket mission from Sri Harikota

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GSLV-F15: ISRO successfully launches its 100th rocket mission from Sri Harikota (Image: X/ISRO)
GSLV-F15: ISRO successfully launches its 100th rocket mission from Sri Harikota (Image: X/ISRO)

Hyderabad : Indian Space Research Organisation ( ISRO) has successfully launched their GSLV-F15 carrying the NVS-02 on 6:23 AM at Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, which marked its successful 100th mission. Interestingly, this was also the first mission of Chairman Shri V Narayanan, who recently took charge of the office.

Addressing media after the launch, Shri Narayanan said, "The satellite has been precisely injected into the required (GTO) orbit. It was the 100th mission for the space agency which is a milestone."



The first big rocket to liftoff from Sriharikota was the Satellite Launch Vehicle (SLV) on August 10, 1979, and now nearly 46 years later the Department of Space has hit a century. Till now all big rocket launches at Sriharikota have been by the Indian government.



Watch the lift-off below: