Bangalore: The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) will launch three satellites belonging to the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) constellation this year. IRNSS is an independent regional navigation satellite system designed to provide position information in the Indian region and 1,500 km around the Indian mainland.
Delivering the Jawaharlal Nehru Birth Centenary Memorial Lecture on ‘Recent Flights in Indian Space Programme’, scientific secretary of Isro V Koteshwara Rao on Thursday said three IRNSS satellites-IRNSS-1B; IRNSS-1C and IRNSS-1D will be launched this year.
It is a constellation of seven satellites and Isro has already launched IRNSS-1A, first of the seven satellites constituting the space segment of the IRNSS last year. The entire IRNSS constellation of seven satellites is planned to be completed by 2015-16.
He added that apart from the three satellites belonging to the IRNSS series, Isro has a target to launch five more satellites, which includes a commercial launch- SPOT-7 satellite and a GSLV Mk III experimental flight. SPOT-7 is an advanced French Remote Sensing Satellite, which will be launched during first quarter of 2014.
Bureau Report
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