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ISRO Accelerates After 8-Month Break, NVS-03 Satellite Launching Soon, Three More Missions Lined Up.
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News18•22-09-2026, 13:36
ISRO Accelerates After 8-Month Break, NVS-03 Satellite Launching Soon, Three More Missions Lined Up.
- •ISRO is back at full speed after an eight-month break, preparing to launch the NVS-03 satellite between October 15 and 20.
- •The NVS-03 mission is a navigation satellite designed to strengthen India's indigenous NavIC system, being the third in its second-generation series.
- •It will provide accurate location tracking in India and surrounding regions, launched with enhanced safety measures after the NVS-02 mission's failure.
- •NVS-03 is crucial for NavIC's optimal functioning, replacing IRNSS-1A, which completed its 10-year lifespan.
- •ISRO has several other major missions in the pipeline, including the Gaganyaan mission (first phase by year-end), Chandrayaan-4, Venus Mission, and Mangalyaan 2.
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ISRO is preparing to launch the NVS-03 navigation satellite between October 15 and 20. Its assembly work is currently underway in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, and it will be launched using the GSLV-F18 rocket.
NavIC currently operates with a limited number of operational satellites, and the NVS-03 mission is being sent to replace the retired IRNSS-1A satellite. It will strengthen India's indigenous navigation system and accurately track locations in India and surrounding regions.
ISRO's upcoming pipeline includes the Gaganyaan human space mission with uncrewed test flights carrying a robot named Vyommitra. Other notable missions include Chandrayaan-4, a Venus mission planned for March 2028, and Mangalyaan 2.
