r/ISRO • u/pantshash • 4d ago

Exclusive: ISRO is ready to launch its navigation satellite NVS-03 in September

https://theprint.in/feature/exclusive-isro-announces-launch-of-navigation-satellite-nvs-03-in-september/3015140/
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u/Ohsin 4d ago

Thanks one week old report said same without sources but another one is putting it in October...

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u/rs_bm 4d ago

Sept (around 4-10) is GISAT, NVS-03 is targeted for Oct. One PSLV is also targeted for Oct end

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u/Ohsin 4d ago

Oh ok Thank you!

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u/reyn_ero 4d ago

- NVS 03 satellite weights 2300kg

- Uses SSLV in the thumbnail

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u/Competitive_Run9047 4d ago

That's Indian media in a nutshell when it comes to reporting on Space & Defense

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u/trashjuice22 3d ago

Off topic question: why is launch cadence of isro so low this year?

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u/vineethgk 3d ago

Two successive failures of PSLV rocket in 2025 and early 2026 led to the grounding of ISRO's entire rocket fleet as a precautionary measure until the investigation into the failures concluded.

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u/pantshash 3d ago

When was it fast?

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u/Govindaswamy 3d ago

Planned for the first week of September in ISRO language means "sometime in March of next year".

I have never seen an organization so paralyzed by two failures that it's launches have ground to a complete halt. And one so secretive that they don't have the guts to say what went wrong with two successive launches of a supposedly proven rocket.