ISRO's 20th GSLV flight (GSLV-F18) placed the 2,250 kg NVS-03 next-generation NavIC satellite into geosynchronous transfer orbit from Sriharikota. NVS-03 carries an indigenous atomic clock and L1, L5 and S-band signals, restoring the four-satellite minimum for standalone NavIC positioning after NVS-02's January 2025 failure.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- GTO
- Geostationary transfer orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 2.2 T (est.)
- Flight
- 14th
- of 14 GSLV Mk. II flights
- Date and time
- 30 October 2026, 18:21 UTC
- Rocket
- GSLV Mk. II
- Builder
- ISRO
- Launch site
- Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
- Payload
- Navigation
- Launches in 2026
- 255th of 256