ISRO’s GSLV-F12/NVS-01 mission was launched from the second launch pad on the Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR, Sriharikota, on May 29, 2023
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The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on May 29 successfully positioned NVS-01 — a second technology navigation satellite — into the intended Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO), utilizing a Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) rocket with a cryogenic higher stage to do the job.
The GSLV-F12/NVS-01 mission was launched from the second launch pad on the Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR, Sriharikota. At the top of a 27.5 hour countdown, the 51.7 metre tall, 3-stage Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle lifted off at a prefixed time of 10.42 a.m. This was GSLV’s fifteenth flight.
The rocket, a little bit wanting 20 minutes after it took off, deployed the two,232 kg satellite into the intended GTO at an altitude of about 251 km.
The NVS-01 carried navigation payloads L1, L5 and S bands. Interestingly, for the primary time, an indigenously-developed atomic clock was flown in NVS-01.
ISRO mentioned, “After a flight of about 19 minutes, the NVS-O1 satellite was injected precisely into a Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit. Subsequent orbit-raising manoeuvres will take NVS-01 into the intended Geosynchronous orbit.”
According to particulars offered by ISRO, that is the 6th operational flight of GSLV with indigenous cryogenic stage. The configuration of GSLV-F12 payload fairing is 4 m dia ogive model.
It is for the primary time that an indigenously developed rubidium atomic clock has been used because the scientists earlier opted for imported ones to find out date and placement.
Ahmedabad-based Space Applications Centre has developed the clock, and in accordance with ISRO, it assumes significance because it is a crucial expertise that solely a handful of nations possess.
ISRO developed the NavIC (Navigation with Indian Constellation) system to fulfill the positioning, navigation and timing necessities of the nation, notably with regard to civil aviation and navy necessities.
“The L1 navigation band is popular for providing position, navigation and timing services for civilian users and for interoperability with other GNSS (global navigation satellite system) signals,” ISRO mentioned.
(With inputs from PTI)
