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The year 2025 is going to be a very exciting year for the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). ISRO has announced its missions at the beginning of the year itself. On Tuesday, Space Minister Jitendra Singh said that half a dozen major missions of ISRO will be launched in the first six months of 2025, including sending the female robot ‘Vyommitra’ into space under the Gaganyaan mission and the world’s most expensive India-US joint satellite NISAR. also includes.
Launch of advanced navigation satellite NVS-02
ISRO’s first mission will begin in January with the launch of advanced navigation satellite NVS-02, which will be launched via GSLV (Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle). This will be ISRO’s 100th mission.
Vyommitra’s contribution in Gaganyaan mission
After this, ISRO will send ‘Vyommitra’ to space under its first unmanned Gaganyaan mission. This is a female robot, which ISRO has specially prepared for this mission. Vyommitra’s mission will be seen as the precursor to the manned mission of Gaganyaan. If this mission is successful, after this human astronauts will also be sent to space.
Importance of NISAR satellite
The NISAR (NASA-ISRO SAR) satellite developed by the joint effort of India and America will be launched in March. This satellite is the most expensive satellite in the world, which costs Rs 12,505 crore. The minister said that this satellite will scan land and ice approximately every 12 days and its resolution will be very high.
ISRO’s growing global strength
Jitendra Singh said that ISRO was born in 1969, when America was busy sending humans to the Moon. Now the situation has changed and ISRO is launching American satellites. ISRO has generated more than $400 million in revenue for the US and EU over the past decade, and this figure is likely to increase further in the coming years.
ISRO Chairman S. Somnath also said that 2025 will be an exciting year, as this year ISRO will launch four GSLV rockets, three PSLV and one SSLV. India had launched 15 missions in 2024.
2025 may prove to be a historic year for ISRO. This year, not only will a new chapter in the progress of the Indian space program be written, but India’s space prowess will be showcased more strongly on the global stage.