Indian space agency ISRO today successfully launched a navigation satellite, NVS-01, on board an expendable rocket, GSLV-F12, from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh. Nearly 20 minutes after the flight, the rocket deployed the satellite in a geosynchronous transfer orbit (GTO) at an altitude of about 251 km, ISRO said. GSLV-F12 is India’s larger rocket, which is crucial for future space missions.
- “We now can launch even bigger payloads,” ISRO said.
- The GSLV rocket, which had a failure in the past, carried the NVS-01 satellite onboard, the first of a new generation of communication satellites which is meant for a new constellation of Indian communication satellites.
- These satellites will be an Indian alternative to Global Positioning Systems, or GPS, and enable users to get their precision location — which is crucial for multiple applications, ranging from map services, and regional navigation to positioning data for missiles.
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#WATCH| ISRO successfully launches the GSLV F12/NVS – 01 navigation satellite weighing about 2,232 kgs from 2nd launch pad at Sathish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota.
This is the first of 2nd generation satellites envisaged for Navigation with Indian constellation series@isro pic.twitter.com/PoaZcyL8tm
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