Sriharikota (AP), Dec 31 (UNI) After heralding the New Year with a milestone mission of PSLV-C-60/SPADEX spacecrafts as part of space docking experimenta technology, which was key to future inter-planetary missions and the first huamn fpsaceflight Gaganyaan, ISRO is all set to create yet another history when it is all geared up for a century of launches with the 100th launch mission in mid-January.
While congratulating the Team ISRO for the successful SPADEX mission and the 24 scientific experiments as part of PSLV fourth Stage vehicle POEM-4, ISRO Chairman S Somanath, addressing the scientists from the Mission Control Centre, said “our next mission is GSLV in mid-January marking the first launch of the New year 2025.
He said in 2025 “we will have several mission and to being with we will have the GSLV launching NVS-02 (a satellite part of the NavIC constellation).”.
“Until we update you on the GSLV mission, I wish you all a Happy New Year,” he said.
He said last night’s PSLV-C60/SPADEX mission was the 99th mission of ISRO and the GSLV mission in mid-January will be the 100th launch, marking a century of launches.
On the Spadex Mission, Mr Somanath said the space Docking research will help in construction in space, human space flight mission, maintenance and service of satelites.
“It’s primarily a research and development docking. It will help us when developing space stations”, he said.
On the two minutes delay in the launch of PSLV-C60 Mission which took off from the First Launch Pad at 2200 hrs 15 secs, as against the scheduled launch of 2158 hrs, he said “it was to ensure that our satellites don’t get too close to other satellites (which are in the same orbit).
Stating that Docking is a. Controlled technology, Mr Somanath said “We are proud of this accomplishment…a Really important research.”
“This is the first spadex mission and in the near future there will be many more.”, he added.
