ISRO’s 100th Launch from SDSC:
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) achieved its historic 100th launch from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) in Sriharikota, using the GSLV-F15 to deploy the NVS-02 satellite.NVS-02 is the 2nd satellite in the series of 2nd generation satellites of the Navigation with Indian Constellation (NavIC).The NavIC system is made up of 7 operational satellites in orbit (3 in Geostationary Orbit and 4 in Geosynchronous Orbit).NavIC provides accurate position, velocity, and timing to users in the Indian sub-continent and regions up to 1,500 km beyond.The GSLV-F15 is the 17th GSLV flight, and 11th with an Indigenous Cryogenic stage.The first launch from SDSC took place in August 1979 carrying the Rohini Technology Payload (partially successful).
