India Launches Next-Gen Navigation Satellite Atop GSLV Rocket

India's space agency ISRO launched its GSLV-F18 rocket carrying the next-generation NVS-03 navigation satellite from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, India, on Oct. 30, 2026, at 2:21 p.m. EDT (1821 GMT / 11:51 p.m. IST). Credit: ISRO