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Four satellites short and running on one clock: how NVS-03 pulled NavIC back
ISRO's GSLV-F18 placed the 2,250-kg NVS-03 navigation satellite in orbit on Friday night, restoring capacity to NavIC, which had been hobbled since a defunct atomic clock on IRNSS-1F failed in March. ISRO chairman V. Narayanan said about 80 per cent of launch-related spending goes to Indian private and public companies.
At 11.51 pm, a launch to put NavIC's spine back: ISRO flies a rocket with a risky change
ISRO will launch the NVS-03 navigation satellite on the GSLV-F18 rocket from Sriharikota at 11.51 pm on Friday. The 2,232-kg satellite goes into a geosynchronous transfer orbit, and ISRO will fly it with its pyrotechnic valves already open, a departure from protocol meant to avoid the connector failure that stranded NVS-02 in January 2025.
ISRO to launch NVS-03 on Friday night to begin rebuilding a NavIC short of satellites
ISRO will launch NVS-03 on the GSLV-F18 rocket from Sriharikota at 11.51 pm on Friday. NavIC currently has three satellites in orbit against a minimum requirement of four, and cannot provide standalone positioning.
ISRO to launch navigation satellite NVS-03 on October 30
ISRO will launch the NVS-03 navigation satellite on board a GSLV Mk II rocket on October 30. The launch will be from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota. The satellite supports the government's goal of real-time tracking of around 12,000 trains.