ISRO chairman V Narayanan said after the NVS-03 launch that at least five more missions are targeted this financial year, led by the uncrewed Gaganyaan G1.

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• GSLV-F18 successfully placed the NVS-03 navigation satellite into its intended orbit from Sriharikota on October 31, 2026.
• With NVS-03, India now has four navigation satellites in orbit, the minimum needed for positioning, navigation and timing services.
• The launch brought India closer to restoring its indigenous NavIC navigation system.
• ISRO chairman V Narayanan announced a target of at least five more launches before the financial year ends.
• The plan includes the first uncrewed Gaganyaan mission, at least two PSLV missions, two SSLV missions and one private-sector launch.
• Overall, ISRO is looking at six launches, with completing at least five as its primary objective.
• Gaganyaan-1 (G1) will be India's first uncrewed flight under its human spaceflight programme.
• Three uncrewed missions are planned before astronauts fly on the crewed Gaganyaan mission.
• In September, Narayanan said work on G1 was under way for a launch within calendar year 2026, though in June he said the schedule depends on technical progress and safety assessments.
• The announcement follows a rocky start to 2026, when the PSLV-C62 mission in January ended in failure.
• The GSLV-F17 launch of the EOS-05 earth observation satellite in early September was ISRO's first success of the financial year.

Tags: ISRO, Gaganyaan, NavIC