The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is all set to launch its 100th mission – the NVS-02 satellite, on board the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) in January 2025.
This mission will deploy the second-generation satellite for the Navigation with Indian Constellation (NavIC) system, enhancing India's regional navigation capabilities.
The NVS-02 satellite will likely continue the progress of the 2,232 kg NVS-01 satellite that was launched into the Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO) on May 29, 2023. This satellite had a native atomic clock and was designed to improve the capabilities of NavIC, including the L1 band. signals for wider service coverage, according to an ISRO.
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ISRO Chairman S Somanath said on Monday that this is just one of the many plans for the coming year. “In 2025 we have many missions. For starters, we have GSLV's mission to launch NVS-02 in January…”
After the successful launch of the PSLV-C60, which carried the SpaDeX and other payloads, the ISRO chief on Monday confirmed that the final docking for Chandrayaan-4 is expected to take place around January 7.
“Chandrayaan-4 has five modules, which will be launched at different times and integrated into two separate modules. These modules should reach Earth orbit and dock in both Earth orbit and lunar orbit. Docking is essential for Chandrayaan-4. This mission aims to go to the moon, land there, return to Earth and complete the journey successfully,” he said.
“This is one of the test beds for Chandrayaan-4. The docking will begin tomorrow and many processes will take place, but the final landfall is likely to take place on January 7,” Somnath said.
The NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) mission is scheduled to launch in March 2025. This joint project between NASA and ISRO aims to provide detailed Earth observation data, especially for monitoring environmental changes and natural disasters.
ISRO plans to conduct two unmanned test flights of the Gaganyaan mission in the first quarter of 2025, followed by the first crewed mission in the third quarter. Gaganyaan wants to send Indian astronauts into space and positions India as the fourth country to achieve independent human spaceflight.
The GISAT-2, also known as EOS-05, is an Earth observation satellite expected to be launched in 2025. He will provide geospatial imagery to facilitate continuous observation of the Indian subcontinent and rapid monitoring of natural disasters and disasters.
- IDRSS-1 and IDRSS-2 missions
The Indian Data Relay Satellite System (IDRSS) will launch its first two satellites, IDRSS-1 and IDRSS-2, in 2025-2026. These satellites will enable continuous real-time communications between low-Earth orbit spacecraft and ground stations, crucial for missions like Gaganyaan.