The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will put its new navigation satellite NVS-03 into orbit on October 30, Dr V Narayanan, ISRO Chairman, announced during his visit to the Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple in Tirumala.
The satellite will be put into orbit when the GSLV-F18 is fired at 23:51 PM. It is expected that the mission will enhance the India’s navigational capabilities and enhance the accuracy in positioning services.
ISRO Fifth Mission of the Year
In speaking about the upcoming launch, Narayanan mentioned the Prime Minister of India guiding the mission. He acknowledged that the GSLV-F18 rocket will take off the NVS-03 satellite into space.
ISRO chairman also called it as the “fifth mission” that the organisation has in the diary this year, with a private launch.
The planned mission will further advance India’s indigenous space-based navigation infrastructure for providing positioning services to the users.
India’s Navigation System Boosted
As a part of next generation navigation satellite system to provide continuity and reliability to services offered by Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS), NVS-03 has been launched.
India has an existing navigation infrastructure for positioning, navigation & timing services for various applications. These capabilities are vital for various missions such as transportation and maritime operations, disaster management, and operations that rely on accurate location information.
It is being added to enhance the long-term operational capabilities of the navigation system and facilitating the ongoing growth of India’s navigation services.
ISRO’s NVS-03 mission builds upon this strides to further enhance India’s capacity to increase independent navigation services and extend the nation’s space infrastructure.
The launch will be closely and carefully observed as another milestone of the growing Indian space programme.