After marking a humble starting in the Indian area programme with a tiny rocket provided by the United States, ISRO would launch a 6,500 kg communication satellite built by the U.S. in the following couple of months, the Chairman of the area company, V. Narayanan, stated on Sunday (August 10, 2025).
Following the historic launch of the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) mission onboard a GSLV-F16 rocket on July 30, ISRO can be launching one other satellite for the United States, he stated at an occasion close to Chennai.
Mr. Narayanan, who can also be the Secretary, Department of Space, was offered with the honorary diploma, Doctor of Science, by the Governor of Maharashtra, C.P. Radhakrishnan, through the twenty first Convocation of SRM Institute of Science and Technology at Kattankulathur close to Chennai.
In his acceptance speech, Mr. Narayanan recalled that the ISRO was arrange in 1963 and the nation was 6-7 years behind superior international locations then. In the identical 12 months, a tiny rocket was donated by the United States marking the beginnings of the Indian Space Programme. “It was on November 21, 1963,” he stated.
In 1975, by way of satellite information given by the U.S., ISRO demonstrated ‘mass communication’ by protecting 2,400 tv units throughout 2,400 villages of 6 Indian states, he stated.
“From that (kind of humble beginnings), the 30th of July was a historical day for Indian space programme. We have launched the NISAR satellite. The costliest satellite ever built in the world. The L Band SAR payload from the U.S. and S Band payload provided by ISRO. The satellite was placed in orbit precisely by Indian launcher (GSLV). And today, we are shoulder to shoulder with advanced countries,” Mr. Narayanan remarked.
He famous that the group from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) appreciated their ISRO counterparts for the precision launch of the GSLV-F16/NISAR Mission.
“In another couple of months, a country which received a tiny rocket from the United States, is going to launch a 6,500 kg communication satellite built by the America using our own launcher from Indian soil. What a significant growth it is,” he famous.
“From a country which did not have satellite technology 50 years back, ISRO has, to date, launched 433 satellites of 34 countries using its own launch vehicles,” he stated.
