Countdown for ISRO’s 100th mission begins at Sriharikota

The 27-hour countdown for ISRO’s historic 100th mission from this spaceport, launch of a navigation satellite onboard a GSLV rocket, commenced on Tuesday, sources in the space agency said.

Also, this would be the first mission for ISRO Chairman V Narayanan, who



assumed office on January 13.

The Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) with indigenous Cryogenic upper stage in its 17th flight, carrying the navigation satellite NVS-02, is scheduled for lift-off at 6.23 am on January 29 from the second launch pad here.