ISRO successfully launches Navigation satellite NVS-1
The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) launched the navigation satellite ‘NavIC’ NVS-1 from the Geostationary Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) on Monday morning. This satellite is specially designed to strengthen the armed forces and monitor shipping services. ISRO says that GSLV-F12 has successfully placed the navigation satellite NVS-01 in the intended orbit.
ISRO plans to launch navigation satellites
ISRO plans to launch a second generation navigation satellite series, which will ensure continuity of NavIC (India’s indigenous navigation system) services. The satellite will provide real time position and timing services over an area of about 1500 km around India and mainland.
Indigenous navigation system ‘NavIC’ will ensure continuity of services
The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) completed preparations to launch the navigation satellite ‘NavIC’ from the Geostationary Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV). Scientists on Sunday, started the 27.5-hour countdown for the satellite which was launched on Monday. NavIC (India’s indigenous navigation system) will ensure continuity of services.
The satellite, similar to a GPS, will provide real-time position and timing services over an area of about 1,500 km around India and the mainland. The navigator is designed such that the signal can provide a user position of better than 20 meters and a timing accuracy of better than 50 nanoseconds.
It is used in terrestrial, air and maritime transport, location-based services, personal mobility, resource monitoring, surveying and geodesy, scientific research, time dissemination and life safety alert dissemination. The mission on Monday is the sixth operational flight of GSLV with the indigenous cryogenic stage. According to ISRO, the mission life of NVS-01 is expected to be more than 12 years.
