ISRO is part of an exclusive league that has successfully ventured to the Moon and the Sun.Earlier on Wednesday, ISRO celebrated its 100th mission with the textbook launch of NVS-02, part of the NavIC constellation, which will assist in terrestrial, aerial, and maritime navigation, as well as precision agriculture, among other applications. The GSLV rocket injected the payload into the desired orbit.So far, ISRO has developed six generations of launch vehicles, the first of which took shape under the guidance of Prof. Satish Dhawan, with former President APJ Abdul Kalam serving as the project director in 1979. The payload was the SLV-3 E1/Rohini Technology payload.Forty-six years later, ISRO has launched 548 satellites into orbit, delivering 120 tonnes of payload, including 23 tonnes for 433 foreign satellites, while progressing towards its 100th mission, Narayanan noted.Speaking to reporters after the success of today’s mission, Narayanan also discussed future projects.ISRO’s collaborative effort with NASA, the NISAR mission, is expected to be launched in a couple of months.Other ongoing projects include the Next Generation Launch Vehicle (NGLV), among others.
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