India, Aug. 23 -- The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Friday unveiled a model of the Bharatiya Antariksh Station (BAS) module during the National Space Day celebrations in New Delhi.

Slated to launch its first module by 2028, the BAS will make India the third such nation in the world to operate its own space station.

By 2035, ISRO aims to assemble five BAS modules in orbit, paving the way for India to have a position among global space powers.

The BAS-01 module is expected to weigh 10 tonnes and will be placed in a low Earth orbit at 450 km above the Earth.

Salient features of the BAS include, indigenously developed Environmental Control and Life Support System (ECLSS), Bharat Docking System, Bharat Berthing Mechanism, au...