Isro Navigation Satellite
Countdown begins for Isro's 100th mission to launch navigation satellite
The 27-hour countdown for ISRO's historic 100th mission from this spaceport, launch of a Navigation satellite onboard a GSLV rocket commenced on Tuesday, sources in the space agency said. Also, this would be the first mission for ISRO Chairman V Narayanan, who assumed office on January 13. The Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) with indigenous Cryogenic upper stage in its 17th flight, carrying the navigation satellite NVS-02 is scheduled for lift-off at 6.23 am on January 29 from the second launch pad here. The navigation satellite is the second in the series of the Navigation with Indian Constellation (NavIC) aimed to provide accurate position, velocity and timing to users in the Indian sub-continent as well as to regions about 1,500 km beyond the Indian land mass. "The 27.30 hour countdown commenced at 02.53 am on Tuesday," multiple sources told PTI. The 50.9 metre tall GSLV-F15 follows the GSLV-F12 mission which successfully carried navigation satellite NVS-01, the .
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India's navigation system means business: NavIC edge for tech firms
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Isro's GSLV-F12 successfully places NavIC satellite NVS-01 into orbit
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Qualcomm unveils mobile chipsets supporting Isro's NavIC navigation system
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has said it provided consultation for Qualcomm towards enabling NavIC capability in their Snapdragon mobile chipset.
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Mobiles with NavIC navigation system to be available by first half of 2020
The initiative will help accelerate the adoption of NavIC and enhance the geolocation capabilities of mobile, automotive and the Internet of Things (IoT) solutions in the region
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Isro to launch backup navigation satellite IRNSS-1I on Thursday morning
The launch will be ISRO's second attempt at sending a replacement satellite
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