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ISRO to launch the NVS-03 navigation satellite on 30 October

23 October 2026 · ⏱ 2 ನಿಮಿಷ · GS-III: Space technology

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Which system do NVS satellites serve? The NavIC facts GS-III Prelims space questions keep returning to

ISRO will launch NVS-03, a second-generation NavIC satellite, from Sriharikota on 30 October.

Why it matters: factual, Prelims-type

ISRO to launch the NVS-03 navigation satellite on 30 October
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What you need to know

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ISRO has announced that it will launch the navigation satellite NVS-03 on 30 October 2026 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota.

The NVS series are second-generation satellites for NavIC, India's regional satellite navigation system, which provides positioning services over India and the region extending about 1,500 km beyond its borders.

ಮೂಲಗಳು: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)

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Remember these

  • ISRO will launch NVS-03 on 30 October 2026 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota
  • NVS series are second-generation satellites for NavIC
  • NavIC is India's regional satellite navigation system
  • NavIC covers India and the region extending about 1,500 km beyond its borders
  • NavIC stands for Navigation with Indian Constellation
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ಪ್ರಿಲಿಮ್ಸ್ · ಮೇನ್ಸ್

How the exam will ask it

ಪ್ರಿಲಿಮ್ಸ್

  • NVS satellites are second-generation satellites for NavIC, India's regional navigation system.
  • NavIC provides positioning services over India and a region extending about 1,500 km beyond its borders.
  • GAGAN is a satellite-based augmentation system for aviation, distinct from NavIC.
  • Bhuvan is ISRO's geoportal and RISAT is a radar imaging satellite series; neither is a navigation constellation.

ಮೇನ್ಸ್

GS-III (Science and Technology: space). Indigenous satellite navigation reduces dependence on foreign systems such as GPS and supports strategic, civil and disaster-management uses. Second-generation NVS satellites strengthen NavIC's coverage and reliability; the way forward lies in wider consumer-device adoption, timely launches and sustained constellation maintenance.

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Quick recall

Answer before you reveal

ಶ್ರೀಹರಿಕೋಟಾದಿಂದ ಉಡಾವಣೆಗೆ ನಿಗದಿಯಾದ NVS-03 ಸೇರಿದಂತೆ NVS ಸರಣಿಯ ಉಪಗ್ರಹಗಳು ಭಾರತದ ಯಾವ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆಗೆ ಸೇರಿವೆ?

  1. ಗಗನ್
  2. ನಾವಿಕ್
  3. ಭುವನ್
  4. ರಿಸ್ಯಾಟ್
ಉತ್ತರ ನೋಡಿ

ಉತ್ತರ: B — ಸರಿಯಾದ ಉತ್ತರ: ನಾವಿಕ್. NVS ಉಪಗ್ರಹಗಳು ಭಾರತದ ಪ್ರಾದೇಶಿಕ ಉಪಗ್ರಹ ಸಂಚಾರ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆ NavIC ಗೆ ಸೇರಿದ ಎರಡನೇ ತಲೆಮಾರಿನ ಉಪಗ್ರಹಗಳು.

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