GSLV Mission in January to mark its 100th launch from Sriharikota: ISRO

Hyderabad : The Indian Space Research Organisation ( ISRO) chief Shri S Somnath on Monday said that the upcoming Geosynchronous Launch Vehicle (GSLV) mission launch in January will be a milestone as it will be the 100th launch from Sriharikota spaceport.

The 99th launch from Sriharikota was Monday's PSLV-C60 mission which successfully placed two spacecraft for conducting the Space Docking Experiment in a circular orbit.

"All of you have witnessed the majestic lift-off and launch of SpaDeX (Space Docking Experiment) rocket, which was the 99th launch of any vehicle from Satish Dhawan Space Centre; this means ISRO will have its 100th launch at the beginning of the next year," Shri S Somnath said during the press conference.

SpaDeX mission is a cost-effective technology demonstrator mission for the demonstration of in-space docking using two small spacecraft launched by PSLV.

Shri S Somnath also mentioned that he hopes to see many more Space Docking Experiments in the coming days. Talking about the upcoming missions, Shri Somnath said that 2025 will see many missions and the start will be with the launch of GSLV (navigation satellite) NVS-02 in the month of January.