ISRO's Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) to launch the NVS-02 satellite, part of India's NavIC navigation system. The NVS-02, equipped with an atomic clock and designed for a 12-year lifespan, enhances NavIC's services like navigation, precision agriculture, and emergency response. GSLV enables precise satellite deployment into geosynchronous orbit.
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The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to launch its Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) rocket carrying the NVS-02 satellite as part of the NavIC navigation system.
The Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS), also known as NavIC, is an independent satellite navigation system developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to provide precise positioning and timing services within India and a region extending up to 1500 kilometers around its borders.
It provides accurate location data for terrestrial, aerial, and marine navigation, disaster management, and other applications like vehicle tracking and fleet management; essentially acting as India's own regional GPS system.
It consists of a network of seven satellites, with three positioned in geostationary orbit and four in inclined geosynchronous orbit.
It Provides two types of services:
It aims to provide position accuracy better than 20 meters within the primary service area.
The NVS-02 satellite is the second of five second-generation satellites in India's second-generation navigation constellation under the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (NavIC).
It is equipped with Made-in-India atomic clocks and the L1 frequency for better utility in small devices like fitness trackers.
It aims to replace older satellites and enhance NavIC's services like navigation, precision agriculture, emergency services, and fleet management.
The NVS-02 satellite has the following features:
It is a space launch vehicle developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) designed to launch satellites into Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit, which allows them to appear stationary over a fixed point on Earth, primarily used for communication and weather monitoring satellites.
It is a multi-stage rocket with a cryogenic upper stage (CUS), which uses a cryogenic engine, that burns liquefied gases like liquid oxygen and hydrogen, providing high specific impulse (efficiency) needed to reach the required orbit.
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