The space agency announced that ISRO will launch its 100th satellite on January 29 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. The GSLV-F15 NVS-02 mission is being prepared for launch by the agency.
The NVS-02 satellite will be launched from the Second Launch Pad (SLP) at Satish Dhawan Space Centre using GSLV-F15 with an Indigenous Cryogenic stage, according to a statement from ISRO.
By the way, on May 29, 2023, GSLV-F12 launched NVS-01, the first of the second-generation satellites. In addition to having a range payload in the C-band like its predecessor, NVS-01, NVS-02, the second satellite in the NVS series, is also configured with navigation payloads in the L1, L5, and S bands. With a lift-off mass of 2,250 kg and a power handling capacity of -3 kW, it is set up on typical I-2K bus platforms. It stated that it would take the place of IRNSS-1E at 111.75°E.
ISRO claims that Navigation with Indian Constellation (NavIC) is India’s autonomous regional navigation satellite system, which is intended to give users in India and the region that extends roughly 1,500 km beyond the Indian landmass, which is its primary service area, precise Position, Velocity, and Timing (PVT) services.
According to the announcement, NVS-01/02/03/04/05 is planned to bring improved features to the NavIC base layer constellation in order to guarantee service continuity. According to the space agency, NVS-02 estimates time precisely by combining in-house and purchased atomic clocks.
With assistance from other satellite-based work centers, the U R Satellite Centre (URSC) planned, constructed, and integrated the NVS-02 satellite, it continued.
The 11th mission using the indigenous cryo stage and the 17th flight of India’s Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV), according to ISRO, is GSLV-F15. Additionally, it stated that this is the eighth time the GSLV has flown with an in-house cryogenic stage.
-NSH Digidesk
