New Delhi, Jan. 29 -- The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched its 100th mission early Wednesday. The launch vehicle GSLV-F15 lifted off with NVS-02 navigation satellite into the designated orbit at 6:23 am on Wednesday. The launch took place from the Second Launch Pad (SLP) at Satish Dhawan Space Centre, SHAR in Andhra Pradesh.

This launch aims to improve positioning accuracy, with five of seven satellites in space.

After the launch, ISRO chief Dr V Narayanan said, "I am extremely happy...that the first launch of this year, 2025, has been successfully accomplished - with GSLV-F15 launch vehicle precisely injecting the navigation satellite NVS-02 in the intended orbits."

Narayanan said this was the 100 launch from our lau...