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Sriharikota (AP), Dec 31 (Reporter) 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.",
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