ISRO successfully launched the GSLV-F12/NVS-01 mission today. The onboard payload was a navigation satellite, called NVS-01.
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Launch
The mission took off aboard the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC), Sriharikota.
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NavIC services
The NVS-01 navigation satellite will play a key role in expanding India's satellite-based navigation system, NavIC (Navigation with Indian Constellation) services.
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Duration
The GSLV-F12/NVS-01 mission is expected to last 12 years. It is also carrying an indigenously developed rubidium atomic clock.
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ISRO
The GSLV-F12/NVS-01 mission is the fourth launch for ISRO this year. Earlier in March this year, ISRO launched two Singaporean satellites.