Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 12:20pm on 10 Aug 2025,Sunday Science
ISRO Chairman V. Narayanan announced that India will soon launch a 6,500 kg communication satellite built by the United States, marking one of the heaviest payloads ever handled by the Indian space agency. The launch is planned within the next two months using India’s GSLV Mk-III (LVM3) rocket. Speaking at SRM Institute’s convocation, Narayanan highlighted ISRO’s journey from launching a small American-supplied rocket in 1963 to becoming a global launch provider. He also noted the recent success of the NISAR mission, jointly developed with NASA, calling the upcoming launch a significant milestone in Indo-US space cooperation and ISRO’s heavy-lift capability. (PC: The Hindu)
