ISRO will be launching its first in the second-generation navigation satellites using GSLV rocket on Monday morning. India is eyeing a big leap in providing realtime positioning and timing services over the country and a region extending approximately 1,500km around the Indian mainland and this new satellite series with enhanced capabilities compared to its predecessors is considered a game-changer, especially to meet strategic needs.
The Indian regional navigation satellite system. (IRNSS) with an operational name of NavIC requires at least seven fully-functional satellites placed in precise orbits three in geostationary and four in geosynchronous orbits. India successfully placed eight navigation satellites in orbit between 2013 and 2018, of which a few are currently non-functional reportedly owing to malfunction of imported atomic clocks.
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