Bharatiya Antariksha Station

Bharatiya Antariksha Station (Indian Space Station)
	Indian space station
Station statistics
Crew	3 (proposed)
Launch	First module: 2028 (planned); Completion: 2035 (planned)
Carrier rocket	NGLV, LVM3
Launch pad	Satish Dhawan Space Centre (expected third or second launch pad)
Mission status	Planned
Mass	25 tons (baseline design)

The Indian Orbital Space Station, officially called, Bharatiya Antariksha Station (lit. 'Indian Space Station'), is a planned modular space station to be constructed by India and operated by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). The space station would weigh 20 tonnes and maintain an orbit of approximately 400 kilometres above the Earth, where astronauts could stay for 15–20 days. Originally planned to be completed by 2030, it was later postponed to 2035 due to delays caused by technical issues related with the Gaganyaan crewed spaceflight mission and the COVID-19 pandemic in India. As of December 2023, the first module is expected to be launched in 2028 on an LVM3 launch vehicle, with the remaining modules to be launched by 2035 on the Next Generation Launch Vehicle.

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