Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will hit a century by launching its 100th satellite – NVS-02 which is part of India’s Navigation with Indian Constellation (NavIC) abroad GSLV – from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) in Sriharikota near tomorrow.SLV-E-01, whose director was space scientist and former President A P J Abdul Kalam, was the first mission to be launched from SDSC, Sriharikota on August 10, 1979. Since then, the ISRO has conducted 99 launches.
ISRO is now building its second launchpad in Kulasekarapattinam in Thoothukudi district in Tamil Nadu exclusively for launching small satellites which is geographically advantageous for the country.