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ISRO launches NVS-03 navigation satellite from Sriharikota
India's space agency successfully launched its third navigation satellite on Friday night from its primary spaceport in Andhra Pradesh. The NVS-03 satellite was carried aloft by a GSLV-F18 rocket in what marks another addition to the country's indigenous positioning infrastructure.
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The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) lifted off the NVS-03 satellite at 11:51 pm IST on Friday from the second launch pad at Sriharikota Space Centre in Andhra Pradesh. The GSLV-F18 rocket carried the payload into orbit as part of ISRO's continued expansion of its Navigation with Indian Constellation (NavIC) system.
The NVS-03 satellite represents another step forward in India's efforts to develop an independent, indigenous navigation system comparable to the American GPS. The NavIC constellation has been designed to provide accurate positioning, navigation, and timing services across India and the Indian Ocean region.
With the successful deployment of NVS-03, ISRO advances its objective to establish a complete and robust navigation satellite constellation. The system is intended to serve various applications including transportation, communication, power distribution, and disaster management across the subcontinent.
The launch from Sriharikota, located on the coast of the Bay of Bengal, was conducted from the facility's second launch pad. ISRO has been steadily building its navigation capabilities through successive satellite launches as part of its long-term space programme objectives.