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29 May

India plans to have more 2nd Gen NavIC satellites

Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh), May 29 (IANS) The Indian space agency is planning to have five more of the second generation navigation satellites at an outlay of about Rs 1,000 crore as part of its NavIC system, said a senior official. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Monday morning will be launching the first of its second generation navigation satellites called NVS-01. "Five more of this version of NVS are planned now. Two more are needed after 2 to 3 years to take care of the end of life of present ones," the official told IANS. According to him, the cost…

28 May

Countdown for launch of ‘Indian GPS’ satellite begins

Chennai, May 28 (IANS) The countdown for the Monday morning flight of Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) rocket carrying India's first second generation navigation satellite NVS-01 began at 7.12 a.m. on Sunday, said an official of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). Interestingly, for the first time, an indigenous rubidium atomic clock developed by ISRO's Space Applications Centre (SAC), Ahmedabad will be flown in NVS-01. Simply put, the NavIC an acronym for Navigation with Indian Constellation (formerly with a long winding name Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System IRNSS) is similar to the GPS (Global Positioning System) of the US, Glonass of Russia…

23 May

ISRO to launch navigation satellite with domestic atomic clock on May 29

Chennai, May 22 (IANS) India will send up its first second-generation navigation satellite on May 29 morning, using its Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) rocket, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said on Monday. For the first time, an indigenous atomic clock will be flown in the navigation satellite NVS-01. According to the Indian space agency, the rocket GSLV-F12 carrying 2,232 kg NVS-01 navigation satellite is scheduled to lift off at 10.42 a.m. from the second launch pad in Sriharikota rocket port in Andhra Pradesh. The rocket will deliver the satellite into a Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO) from where it will…