India’s Own GPS Gets A Boost As ISRO Launches NVS-03 Tonight
What Happened
ISRO is scheduled to launch the NVS-03 navigation satellite aboard GSLV-F18 at 11:51 pm IST on October 30 from Sriharikota. NVS-03 is the third satellite in the second-generation NavIC series and is designed to strengthen India’s independent regional navigation network.
Key Takeaways
NVS-03 is an important step in strengthening India’s home-grown alternative to foreign satellite-navigation systems, with improved timing technology and a new L1 signal that could broaden NavIC’s usefulness.