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ISRO to launch navigation satellite NVS-03 on 30 October
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NavIC reaches 1,500 km beyond India's borders: the NVS-03 launch fact GS3 space questions test
ISRO to launch NVS-03 on 30 October to strengthen the NavIC constellation.
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ISRO is set to launch the navigation satellite NVS-03 on 30 October.
The NVS series is the second generation of satellites for NavIC, India's regional navigation system, which covers India and about 1,500 km beyond its borders.
स्रोत: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
महत्त्वाची तथ्ये
Remember these
- ISRO is set to launch the navigation satellite NVS-03 on 30 October from Sriharikota.
- The NVS series is the second generation of satellites for NavIC.
- NavIC is India's regional navigation system, covering India and about 1,500 km beyond its borders.
- NavIC stands for Navigation with Indian Constellation, earlier called the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS).
- The new NVS satellites are meant to strengthen the NavIC constellation.
पूर्व · मुख्य
How the exam will ask it
पूर्व
- NavIC is a regional navigation satellite system developed by India, covering India and an area extending about 1,500 km beyond its borders.
- The NVS series constitutes the second generation of satellites for NavIC.
- NavIC was earlier known as the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS).
- Unlike GPS, which is a global system, NavIC is designed as a regional system.
मुख्य
GS3 (Space technology): India depends on foreign systems like GPS for navigation, which raises strategic concerns. NavIC provides an indigenous regional alternative, and second-generation NVS satellites strengthen the constellation. Way forward: wider adoption of NavIC-enabled chipsets in devices and in civil and strategic applications, along with timely launches to sustain the constellation.
Quick recall
Answer before you reveal
NavIC, the regional navigation system strengthened by the NVS series of satellites, is designed to provide coverage up to about how far beyond India's borders?
- 700 km
- 1,100 km
- 1,500 km
- 2,000 km
उत्तर पहा
उत्तर: C — The correct answer is 1,500 km. NavIC is designed to cover India and an area extending about 1,500 km beyond its borders.
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