ISRO’s GSLV-F12/NVS-01 mission was launched from the second launch pad on the Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR, Sriharikota, on May 29, 2023
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The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on May 29 successfully positioned the NVS-01 navigation satellite, weighing about 2232 kg, into Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit. This Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) which positioned the satellite, lifted off with a thunderous roar exactly at 10.42 a.m. from the second launch pad on the Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR, Sriharikota.
ISRO stated, “After a flight of about 19 minutes, the NVS-O1 satellite was injected precisely into a Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit. Subsequent orbit-raising manoeuvres will take NVS-01 into the intended Geosynchronous orbit.”
Talking from the management room ISRO Chairman S. Somanath congratulated the crew behind this mission and stated GSLV has positioned the satellite within the exact orbit. He additional stated, “This mission happened after the debacle that we had in the F10 mission where there was an issue in the cryogenic stage. I’m very happy about the corrections and modifications that we have done in this stage as well as the lessons that we learnt out of it to make our cryogenic stage more reliable.” He additionally talked about that NVS-01 is the primary within the sequence of 5 satellites.
According to particulars offered by ISRO, the GSLV-F12 is the fifteenth flight of India’s GSLV and the ninth flight with indigenous cyro stage. This is the sixth operational flight of GSLV with indigenous cryogenic stage. The NVS-01 carried navigation payloads L1, L5 and S bands. Interestingly, for the primary time, an indigenous atomic clock was flown in NVS-01.
Later throughout a press meet, the Chairman stated that the area company is planning to launch the climate satellite INSAT-3DS with Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV). He additionally stated that ISRO must full the navigation satellite constellation by launching 4 extra NVS sequence satellites. ISRO can be engaged on designing a brand new rocket that may carry a lot increased baggage and in addition upgrading the LVM3 rocket to raise as much as 5.5 tonnes from the present 4 ton capability.
Mission Gaganyaan
Noting that the following few months shall be busy for crew ISRO, Mr. Somanath stated that in July ISRO will take a look at the crew escape techniques for the Gaganyaan challenge rocket. He stated that the crew is preparing for the take a look at car mission. “We have to get the crew module and crew escape system. And by July we will integrate them with the rocket,” he famous. ISRO intends to do a take a look at at an altitude of 14 km the place techniques can be destroyed. And this shall be carried out to verify how the crew might be saved in case of a mishap. The Chairman stated that different techniques for Gaganyaan are being examined at varied centres of the area company. The unmanned Gaganyaan mission is deliberate for early subsequent yr.
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