News > ISRO likely to launch new navigation satellite on May 29 to boost NavIC system
ISRO likely to launch new navigation satellite on May 29 to boost NavIC system
16/05/2023 02:37 PM | Click to read full article
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is likely to launch a new navigation satellite, the NVS-01, aboard the Geosynchronous Launch Vehicle or GSLV Mk-II, on May 29, according to reports. The last navigation satellite from ISRO was launched in 2018, and the new one will be launched from Sriharikota to replace an old satellite. The aim of the launch is to maintain the functioning of a navigational system named NavIC, comprising seven satellites.
