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India has to triple its satellites in orbit in the next three years: ISRO chief
Updated On: 25 July, 2025 05:48 PM IST | Hyderabad | mid-day online correspondent
Narayanan further informed that the Centre has given its approval for setting up a third launch pad at Sriharikota with a budget of about Rs 4,000 crore. According to him, the ISRO expects the Gaganyaan mission to launch Indian astronauts into space only in the first quarter of 2027
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The ISRO Chairman also said that 12 launch vehicle missions have been planned by the space agency this year. Representational Image
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman V Narayanan said that the country has to nearly triple its number of satellites in space, from the current 55, within the next three years.
He made the statement during `The GP Birla Memorial Lecture on Indian Space Programme - Accomplishments, Challenges and Future Perspectives` on Friday in Hyderabad. Narayanan, who is also the Secretary of the Department of Space, received the prestigious GP Birla Memorial Award.
During his address, he said in the next 15 years, India would be on par with any other country in terms of space technology, application area, and infrastructure, PTI reported.
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