India successfully launched IRNSS 1C on board ISRO’s PSLV C26 rocket from the spaceport at 1.32 am on Thursday, moving a step closer to setting up the country’s own navigation system on par with Global Positioning System (GPS) of the US.
Being developed by India, IRNSS is designed to provide accurate position information service to users in the country as well as the region extending up to 1,500 km from its boundary, which is its primary service area. IRNSS's applications include
The navigational system would provide two types of services -- Standard Positioning Service, which is provided to all the users and Restricted Service, which is an encrypted service provided only to the authorised users.
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Minister of State for Science and Technology Jitendra Singh, who was here to witness the launch said, "The satellite is up in the orbit. We have done it again. This is the 28th flight of PSLV and the seventh of its XL version. The injection has been
“India has successfully launched IRNSS 1C. The entire ISRO team deserves congratulations”, ISRO chairman K Radhakrishnan said after the launch. He also thanked the entire team that worked behind for the successful launch. This was the seventh time
IRNSS is designed to give India its own air navigation system to provide information on location and time in all weather conditions. It’s other applications include terrestrial and marine navigation, disaster management, vehicle tracking and fleet
ISRO has aimed to launch the satellite into a sub Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (sub GTO) with a 284 km perigee (nearest point to Earth) and 20,650 km apogee (farthest point to Earth) with an inclination of 17.86 degree with respect to the
Lifting off from the First Launch Pad here exactly at 1.32 am the rocket painted a golden brush of flames in the night sky and was a visual delight for onlookers. Twenty minutes after the launch, the launch vehicle successfully placed the 1,425.4 kg
IRNSS 1C is the third of the series of seven satellites ISRO is planning to launch to put in place what is called the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System. It is similar to the United State’s Global Positioning System, and Europe’s Galileo.