Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (NAVIC)

[Sushubh]

Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System - Wikipedia

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IRNSS Programme - ISRO

IRNSS Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) : NavIC

www.isro.gov.in

Satellite Navigation - ISRO

Satellite Navigation service is an emerging satellite based system with commercial and strategic applications. ISRO is committed to provide the satellite based Navigation services to meet the emerging demands of the Civil Aviation requirements and to meet the user requirements of the...

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[sachins]

Americas GPS system has 32 constellations of satellites which covers the entire earth. India's IRNSS has just three?The most important issue is that GSLV still does not work

 

[Sushubh]

ISRO has planned to have a constellation of seven satellites under IRNSS.

https://goo.gl/NkL54
Well, they are aiming to cover only India right?

According to ISRO officials, IRNSS is an independent regional navigation satellite system, designed to provide position accuracy of better than 10 metres over India and the region extending about 1500 km around the country.

 

[Sushubh]

http://www.readability.com/articles/9qmpovit

India proposes to launch its first navigational satellite, which will provide terrestrial, aerial and marine navigation services and help in disaster and fleet management, on June 12.
The Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System-1A is slated to be launched on board home-grown rocket, PSLV-C22 XL at 1.01 am from Sriharikota spaceport on June 12.
IRNSS is an independent regional navigation satellite system, and once all the spacecraft become operational, it would provide position accuracy, similar to Global Positioning System (GPS), of better than 10 metres over India and the region extending about 1,500 km around the country.

 

[aviral sangal]

Atleast 3 satellites are needed to attaining position. Moreover we will not be able to use this service since no big phone manufacturer be including this chip

 

[Sushubh]

http://www.readability.com/articles/w2qmds8k

India's equivalent of the GPS will be called the Indian Regional Navigational Satellite System or IRNSS, a cluster of seven satellites being developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) - IRNSS-1A, IRNSS-1B, IRNSS-1C, IRNSS-1D, IRNSS-1E, IRNSS-1F and IRNSS-1G.
The first satellite - IRNSS-1A which will weigh 1,425 kg - is expected to be launched on July 1, 2013. Launched from Sriharikota on PSLV-C22 rockets, all the seven satellites are expected to be in orbit by early 2015 and will operate in allweather conditions.

Three satellites will be placed in the geo-stationary orbit and the rest in geosynchronous orbits. The satellites will continuously calculate and relay position information to aircraft in the Indian air space, ships sailing in the Indian Ocean, motorists all over the country and mobile handsets, among others. The satellites will provide position accuracy to within 10m to 20m.

 

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[Sushubh]

When PSLV-C22 lifts off with IRNSS-1A satellite in tow from Sriharikota on Monday, it will mark India's first step towards building its own satellite navigation system. Named IRNSS for Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System, it will be one of the few navigation systems in the world and will provide an alternative to systems like the GPS (global positioning system) owned by the US, for navigation in and around India.

http://www.readability.com/articles/bmi4bcjv

 

[rak007]

What other GPS we have apart from the one of US ?
The new satellite is not GPS ? This is confusing.
GPS has become common name now.

 

[Sushubh]

Russia has GLONASS. Apple iPhone and some Samsung models support it. China too has something under establishment I think.

 

[rak007]

Oh so GLONASS does not actually mean GPS as that is of US only and now the new thing for India.
So i guess it is lke, xerox became a synonym for photo copy, GPS is a synonym for navigation and all.