03-01-2018, 04:36 PM
NAVIC
*Navigation satellite system developed by India
Ans : IRNSS (Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System)
*Number of IRNSS satellites in orbit - 7
*IRNSS constellation satellites was renamed
Ans : NAVIC (Navigation Indian Constellation)
*IRNSS provide position information in the Indian region & 1500 km around the Indian mainland
*Countries having their own GPS system (other than India)
Ans : America (GPS), Russia (GLONASS), China (BeiDou), European Union (Galileo), France (DORIS)
*The ISRO Navigation Centre was established at Indian Deep Space Network (IDSN) complex at Byalalu, Bangalore.
*5th Navigation Satellite of India
Ans : IRNSS - IE
*Launch Vehicle
Ans : PSLV - C 31
*Launched on 20 January 2016 6th Navigation Satellite of India
Ans : IRNSS - IF
*Launch Vehicle
Ans : PSLV C 32
*Launched on 10 March 2016
*India’s seventh and last Navigation satellite - IRNSS - 1G launch vehicle
Ans : PSLV -C 33
*Launched on 28 April 2016
Navigation Satellites
*The first Navigation Satellite of India
Ans : IRNSS-1A (Launched on 1st July 2013)
*The launch Vehicle of IRNSS-IA
Ans : PSLV-C-22
*The Second Navigation Satellite of India
Ans : IRNSS-1B(Launched on 4th April 2014)
*The Launch Vehicle of IRNSS-1B
Ans : PSLV- C-24
*The Third Navigation Satellite was launched on 16th October 2014
Ans : IRNSS-IC
*The launching Vehicle of IRNSS-lC
Ans : PSLV-C26
*The Book released by ISRO on Indian Space Programme
Ans : From Fishing Hamlet to Red Planet
