Mission type | Navigation |
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Operator | ISRO |
COSPAR ID | 2023-076A [1] |
SATCAT no. | 56759[1] |
Mission duration | Planned: 12 years Elapsed: 1 year, 6 months, 24 days |
Spacecraft properties | |
Bus | I-2K |
Manufacturer | ISRO Satellite Centre Space Applications Centre |
Launch mass | 2,232 kilograms (4,921 lb) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 29 May 2023, 16:10 UTC[2] |
Rocket | GSLV-Mk2 F12 |
Launch site | Satish Dhawan SLP |
Contractor | ISRO |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Geosynchronous |
Longitude | 129.55° E |
Inclination | 5.1° |
NVS-01 is the first in the series of second generation navigation satellite and the ninth satellite in the Navigation with Indian Constellation (NavIC), with an alternate name of, IRNSS-1J. It will augment the existing satellite and bolster the capability of the NavIC constellation by adding more robustness and new features.[3] ISRO already launched IRNSS 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 1E, 1F, 1G, 1H and 1I. The satellite is intended to replace IRNSS-1G and augment the constellation of geosynchronous navigation satellites after IRNSS-1I.[4]