SRIHARIKOTA: India successfully launched its fifth navigation satellite in space -- IRNSS-1E on board PSLV-C31 rocket from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh today at 9.30 am.
With this launch India is one step closer to an operational 'desi-GPS'. The country's regional navigation system is likely to be ready by end of this year, Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) said.
IRNSS-1E is the fifth navigation satellite in the IRNSS space system, comprising seven satellites, which would be on par with American Global Positioning System (GPS).
With four satellites already in space the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is already providing 18 hours of signal for the Indian version of a satellite navigation system.
India will be the sixth country in the world to have this system that is much needed by the Indian armed forces.
Two more navigation satellites to be launched in next two months.
It has configuration similar to its predecessors IRNSS-1A, 1B, 1C and 1D and carries two types of payloads - navigation and ranging payload.
India A Step Closer To 'Desi-GPS' With Latest Satellite Launch
With this launch India is one step closer to an operational 'desi-GPS'. The country's regional navigation system is likely to be ready by end of this year, Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) said.
IRNSS-1E is the fifth navigation satellite in the IRNSS space system, comprising seven satellites, which would be on par with American Global Positioning System (GPS).
With four satellites already in space the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is already providing 18 hours of signal for the Indian version of a satellite navigation system.
India will be the sixth country in the world to have this system that is much needed by the Indian armed forces.
Two more navigation satellites to be launched in next two months.
It has configuration similar to its predecessors IRNSS-1A, 1B, 1C and 1D and carries two types of payloads - navigation and ranging payload.
India A Step Closer To 'Desi-GPS' With Latest Satellite Launch
