PSLV-C32 lifts off with navigation satellite IRNSS-1F
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India's workhorse satellite launch vehicle PSLV-C32, on Thursday, succesfully put India's sixth navigation satellite IRNSS-1F into orbit.
The IRNSS-1F was launched into a sub-Geosynchronous transfer orbit with a 284-km perigee (nearest point to Earth) and 20,657-km apogee (farthest point to Earth), according to Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
The satellite will carry two types of payloads — navigation payload and ranging payload. The navigation payload will transmit navigation service signals to users while the other consists of a C-band transponder that facilitates accurate determination of the range of the satellite.
The IRNSS (Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System) has come to be known as the country’s own ‘GPS’. Its nerve centre, the ISRO Navigation Centre, is at Byalalu on the outskirts of Bengaluru and is part of the 21 ground locations.
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