ISRO succesfully launches advanced navigation satellite NVS-01

NEW DELHI: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Monday successfully launched its advanced navigation satellite NVS-01 from Sriharikota.

According to Asian News International (ANI), the launch was carried out from Satish Shawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.

NVS-01 is first of the India’s second-generation NavIC satellites that accompany enhanced features.

ISRO informed in a tweet that the satellite was injected into a Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit after 19 minutes of flight

“After a flight of about 19 minutes, the NVS-01 satellite was injected precisely into a Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit. Subsequent orbit-raising manoeuvers will take NVS-01 into the intended Geosynchronous orbit,” ISRO stated.

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