ISRO launches NVS-03 navigation satellite into transfer orbit
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India’s Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle successfully placed the NVS-03 navigation satellite into geosynchronous transfer orbit on Friday, October 30, the Indian Space Research Organisation said.
The GSLV-F18 lifted off at 11:51 p.m. local time from the second launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. About 18 minutes later, it deployed the approximately 2,250-kilogram satellite into its intended transfer orbit. ISRO said NVS-03’s solar panels had deployed and its systems were functioning normally. The spacecraft is expected to conduct a series of maneuvers over the following week to reach its target circular orbit.
NVS-03 is the third spacecraft in India’s next-generation navigation satellite series. ISRO Chairman V. Narayanan said its addition gives the Navigation with Indian Constellation, or NavIC, the minimum four satellites required to provide independent positioning, navigation and timing services. The network had been reduced to three operational satellites after retirements, atomic-clock failures and NVS-02’s failure to reach its intended orbit.
Designed for a 12-year mission, NVS-03 carries an Indian-developed atomic clock alongside imported clocks. It also broadcasts on the L1 frequency in addition to the existing L5 and S bands. NavIC is intended to cover India and an area extending about 1,500 kilometers beyond its landmass.
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