ISRO launched its next generation navigation satellite - NVS-1 from Sriharikota

ISRO launched its next generation navigation satellite - NVS-1 from Sriharikota

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Category : Science and Tech Published on: May 30 2023

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  • The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched the next generation navigation satellite NVS-1 on 29 May 2023
  • The spacecraft is part of the Navigation with Indian Constellation (NavIC) series, which aims to provide surveillance and navigation capability
  • NVS-1, weighing about 2,232 kilograms, will be launched by GSLV F12 rocket from the second launch pad at Sathish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota
  • This is the first of the second generation satellites envisaged for the Navigation with Indian constellation series
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