Isro Launches India S 4th Navigation Satellite

This is the first launch after a s kiran kumar took over as chairman of isro.

Isro launches india s 4th navigation satellite.

It covers india and a region extending 1 500 km. Isro plans to launch fourth navigation satellite on march 28. The polar satellite launch vehicle pslv in its twenty ninth flight pslv c27 carried irnss 1d. Isro india is set to operationalise its own navigational system with the succesful launch of irnss 1d the fourth in the series of seven navigational satellites onboard pslv c27 from sriharikota on saturday.

The indian space research organisation isro on saturday successfully launched india s fourth navigation satellite. Isro s polar satellite launch vehicle pslv c27 successfully launched the 1425 kg irnss 1d the fourth satellite in the indian regional navigation satellite system irnss today evening march 28 2015 from satish dhawan space centre shar sriharikota. This is the twenty eighth consecutively successful mission of the pslv. The launch is scheduled for 9 31 am from the second launch pad at the satish dhawan space centre in sriharikota andhra pradesh.

The xl configuration of pslv was used for this mission. Irnss 1e spacecraft integrated with pslv c31 source. In a post launch update isro said the initial orbit raising maneuver was successfully completed march 30 raising. We are planning to launch.

Also nāvik sailor or navigator in sanskrit and many other indian languages is an autonomous regional satellite navigation system that provides accurate real time positioning and timing services. The 1 425 kg satellite was launched at exactly 5 19 pm. India is likely to put into orbit its fourth regional navigation satellite on march 28 with the country s space agency now in the. Exactly at 5 19 pm the rocket the polar satellite launch vehicle pslv c27 standing around 44 metres tall and weighing around 320 tonnes tore into the clear.

The indian regional navigation satellite system irnss with an operational name of navic acronym for navigation with indian constellation. Jayaraman march 30 2015. India launches fourth navigation satellite by k s. The indian space agency plans to launch its fourth regional navigation satellite by march end after replacing a faulty transmitter a senior official said on tuesday.

A screenshot of the launch video of isro s navigation satellie courtesy. It has a lift. Irnss 1e is the fifth navigation satellite of the seven satellites constituting the indian regional navigation satellite system irnss.