Isro's navigation satellite NVS-03 lifts off from Andhra Pradesh's Sriharikota
The satellite, which was abroad a GSLV-F18 rocket, had lift off at 11:51pm IST on Friday from the second launch pad of the space centre in Sriharikota.
On Friday night, India's space agency Isro successfully launched its navigation satellite NVS-03 from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh. The spacecraft, carried by a GSLV-F18 rocket, took off from the space center's second launch pad at 11:51pm IST. According to mission details, NVS-03 is intended to orbit at a perigee of 170 km and an apogee of 37,023 km, with an inclination of 20.75 degrees.
This marks the third in a series of second-generation navigation satellites designed to maintain and enhance India's Navigation with Indian Constellation (NavIC) system. The launch of NVS-03 is part of India's ongoing efforts to reduce its reliance on the Global Positioning System (GPS), a system owned by the US government. These satellites, equipped with indigenous atomic clocks, provide critical timekeeping services that are essential for various sectors, including banks, stock exchanges, and the armed forces.
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