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ISRO Chairman V. Narayanan. Submit|Image Credit: ANI

The building of the nation’s 2nd launch complex in Kulasekarapattinam, in Tuticorin district, was anticipated to be over by December 2026 and there was a possibility of about 25 launches a year from the spaceport, ISRO Chairman V. Narayanan stated on Wednesday(August 27, 2025 ).

Speaking with press reporters after taking part in the Bhumi Puja for the launch pad in Kulasekarapattinam, he stated launch of satellites utilizing Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) that can bring a payload of 500 kg as much as an elevation of 400 km, would be used up from here.

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The complex was showing up on 2300 acres of land and would be the 2nd such center, the other being the one at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.

“All the work will be over by December 2026–that is our target. We are planning rocket launch by fourth quarter of next year. The Prime Minister will announce the correct launch date at the appropriate time,” he stated.

“Annually there will be 20-25 satellite launches,” he included.

PM Modi through video conferencing laid the structure stone for the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle Complex (SLC) at Kulasekarapattinam, a seaside town in February 2024.

The SSLVs are various from Polar Satellite Launch Vehicles (PSLVs) and Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicles (GSLVs) which can bring much heavier payloads and are normally utilized in deep area expedition programs. The PSLVs and GSLVs are introduced from India’s very first spaceport, Sriharikota.

Narayanan, senior authorities of the Bengaluru-headquartered area firm, Director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Thiruvananthapuram, A Rajarajan and other researchers took part in the structure stone laying event, they included.