The NVS-03 navigation satellite in a photograph shared by ISRO. Photo: ISRO/X.
Bengaluru: ISRO has scheduled the launch of its NVS-03 navigation satellite aboard GSLV-F18 for October 30 at 11.51 pm IST.
NVS-03 is the third satellite in the second-generation NVS series. It is intended to augment the NavIC constellation and support continuity of navigation services, the space agency said.
GSLV-F18/NVS-03 mission profile
The mission will be the 20th flight of India’s Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle. Launch is planned from the Second Launch Pad at Satish Dhawan Space Centre, SHAR, with the vehicle intended to place NVS-03 into a Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit.
According to ISRO’s mission details, the satellite carries an indigenous atomic clock alongside procured atomic clocks. It includes an L1 signal in addition to the existing L5/S signals, with coverage over India’s land mass and a region extending 1,500 km around the country’s geopolitical boundary.
Live coverage from 11.20 pm
ISRO has announced live coverage from 11.20 pm IST on October 30, ahead of the scheduled launch.
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