GSLV F16
| GSLV Mk2 launch | |
|---|---|
| Launch | 30 July 2025 17:40, IST [1] |
| Pad | Second Launch Pad Satish Dhawan Space Centre |
| Payload |  / NISAR |
| GSLV launches | |
The GSLV F-16 will be the 18th flight of the GSLV and the 12th flight of Mk2 variant using indigenous Cryogenic engine.
Mission Overview
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The Preparation work for NISAR's launch started in April 2025 with the flag-off of the GS2 stage.[2] Initially scheduled for an early 2024 launch, the mission was delayed after it was decided to apply special reflective coatings to its primary Radar reflectors, necessating it to be sent back to the US for corrections.[3][4]
Mission Statistics
[edit]- Mass: 420 Tonnes at Liftoff[5]
- Payload weight: 2800kg[6]
- Overall height: 51.73 m (169.7 ft)[5]
- Propellant:
- Propellant mass:
- Boosters: 42,700 kg (94,100 lb)
- Stage 1: 139,000 kg (306,000 lb)
- Stage 2: 39,500 kg (87,100 lb)
- Stage 3: 15,000 kg (33,000 lb)
- Altitude: 743 km SSO[7]
- Maximum velocity:
- Inclination:98.4°[7]
- Azimuth:
- Period:
This launch vehicle is an 3-stage launch vehicle. The first stage of GSLV was also derived from the PSLV's PS1. The 138 tonne solid rocket motor is augmented by 4 liquid strap-ons which is powered by a Vikas rocket engine.[5]
Payload
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The NISAR mission is a $1.5 billion Earth-Observation satellite developed incollaboration with NASA.It will deploy one of the world's most advanced radar imaging systems to monitor Earth's changing systems and natural hazards.[8][9]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ https://www.isro.gov.in/Mission_GSLVF16_NISAR.html
- ^ "GSLV Second Stage (GS2) flagged off to Sriharikota for GSLV-F16/ NISAR Mission". www.isro.gov.in. Retrieved 2025-05-27.
- ^ "A Decade In The Making: ISRO And NASA Finalise Preparations For NISAR Launch In June". News18. Retrieved 2025-05-27.
- ^ "NISAR Satellite's Radar Antenna Reflector Arrives in India - NASA Science". 2024-10-23. Retrieved 2025-05-27.
- ^ a b c "Indian Space Research Organisation". www.isro.gov.in. Retrieved 2025-05-27.
- ^ "Isro develops radar, ships it to Nasa for world's 1st twin-radar sat mission; NISAR launch in 2023, says Sivan". The Times of India. 2021-03-11. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2025-07-20.
- ^ a b "ISRO's GSLV-F16 will launch ISRO-NASA joint satellite, NISAR, on July 30, 2025". www.isro.gov.in. Retrieved 2025-07-22.
- ^ "MSN". www.msn.com. Retrieved 2025-05-27.
- ^ "MSN". www.msn.com. Retrieved 2025-05-27.