NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

NVS-01 (IRNSS-1J)

Launch Time
Mon May 29, 2023 05:12 UTC

Rocket

GSLV Mk II
Image Credit: ISRO
ISRO
Status: Active
Price: $47.0 million
Liftoff Thrust: 7,887 kN
Payload to LEO: 5,000 kg
Payload to GTO: 2,500 kg
Stages: 3
Strap-ons: 4
Rocket Height: 51.7 m
Fairing Diameter: 4.0 m
Fairing Height: 7.8 m

Mission Details

NVS-01 (IRNSS-1J)

The NVS, previously IRNSS, constellation is not a global positioning constellation, like GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, or Beidou-3, but a regional one, similar to the Chinese Beidou-1 and 2, or the Japanese QZSS, serving only the Indian sub-continent. IRNSS satellites have two payloads: a navigation payload and CDMA ranging payload in addition to a laser retro-reflector. The payload generates navigation signals at L5 and S-band. The design of the payload makes the IRNSS system interoperable and compatible with Global Positioning System (GPS) and Galileo systems. The satellite is powered by two solar arrays, which generate up to 1,660 watts, and has a lifetime of ten years.

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 2,232.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit

Location

Second Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India

Stats

2023

81st orbital launch attempt

Indian Space Research Organisation

88th mission
4th mission of 2023
73rd successful mission
6th consecutive successful mission

GSLV Mk I & II

15th mission
1st mission of 2023
9th successful mission
1st consecutive successful mission