Chennai, Oct. 24 -- Amid the urgent need to strengthen its NavIC constellation in the wake of fast changing geo-political situations, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is gearing up for the launch the NVS-03 Navigation Satellite using GSLV-MkII from the spaceport of Sriharikota on October 30.
The launch assumes highly significance as it comes after the setbacks of two PSLV mission. It returned with the successful 'Eye in the sky' GSLV-F17/EOS-05 Earth Observation Satellite (GISAT-1A) mission last month, and buoyed by this ISRO will embark on yet another push towards full operationalisation of India's indigenous satellite navigation system NavIC.
The 2,250 kg NVS-03 satellite is the third in the second generation NavIC series--...