Template:Infobox rocket launch The GSLV F15 is the 17th flight of the GSLV and the 11th flight of Mk2 variant using indigenous Cryogenic engine. It is also the 100th overall launch of an ISRO rocket since SLV-3 E1 in 1979.[1]
Launch
The GSLV-F15, carrying the NVS-02 satellite, lifted off from the spaceport's second launch pad at 06:23 IST. The satellite was injected into a geostationary transfer orbit (GTO) 19 minutes after launch from Sriharikota.[2][3][4]
It was the First mission undertaken by newly appointed ISRO chairman Dr. V. Narayanan.[5]
Mission overview
Primary payload: NVS-02.
This launch vehicle is an 3-stage launch vehicle. The first stage of GSLV was also derived from the PSLV's PS1. The 138 tonne solid rocket motor is augmented by 4 liquid strap-ons which is powered by a Vikas rocket engine. GSLV-F15 payload fairing is a metallic version with a diameter of 3.4 meters.[1][6]
Mission Statistics
- Mass: 420.7 Tonnes at Liftoff[7]
- Payload weight: 2250kg
- Overall height: Template:Cvt[7]
- Propellant:
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- Stage 1: Template:Cvt
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- Altitude: Perigee: 170 km Apogee: 36577 km
- Inclination:20.79 ± 0.1 °
- Azimuth:106 °
This launch vehicle is an 3-stage launch vehicle. The first stage of GSLV was also derived from the PSLV's PS1. The 138 tonne solid rocket motor is augmented by 4 liquid strap-ons which is powered by a Vikas rocket engine.[8]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 GSLV-F15 / NVS-02 MISSION. www.isro.gov.in. Retrieved 2025-02-01.
- ↑ GSLV-F15 lifts off with NVS-02 satellite in Isro's 100th launch from Sriharikota. India Today(2025-01-29). Retrieved 2025-02-01.
- ↑ ISRO successfully launches NVS-02 satellite; creates history with the 100th launch from Sriharikota. The Hindu(2025-01-29). Retrieved 2025-02-01.
- ↑ Isro's GSLV-F15 rocket carrying navigation satellite NVS-02 lifts off from Sriharikota. The Times of India(2025-01-29). Retrieved 2025-02-01.
- ↑ ISRO Hits 100th Rocket Launch Milestone With Navigation Sat Mission. www.ndtv.com. Retrieved 2025-02-01.
- ↑ Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark II(20 May 2023).
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 GSLV-F15 NVS-02 Mission. isro.gov.in.
- ↑ Indian Space Research Organisation. www.isro.gov.in. Retrieved 2025-05-27.
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