The ISRO is ready to launch its second
navigational satellite on 4th April from Sriharikota in Andhra
Pradesh.
The satellite is badged with Indian
Regional Navigation Satellite System-1B (IRNSS-1B) using its PSLV rocket.
The director of Satish Dhawan Space
Centre (SDSC) SHAR M Y S Prasad said that the satellite is now fully integrated
with the rocket and the test for the full vehicle is being carried out.
Prasad said that rehearsal for the
launch would be held on 29th March and the 53 hours countdown for
the launch will start from 2nd April. He also said that the rocket
carrying the satellite will blast off on 4th April at 5:14 PM. The
IRNSS-1B satellite weighs 1432 kg.
With a life span of ten years the
satellite will be part of the seven satellites by IRNSS which launched its
first navigational satellite IRNSS-1A on July 2013.
It has been designed to provide
accurate navigation information service to users in India and up to 1,500 km
from India’s border line. It is similar to the well known navigation services
provided throughout the world like the GPS of the US, Glonass of Russia, Beidou
of China, Quasi Zenith Satellite System
of Japan and Galileo of Europe.
This system will be used for the purpose of aerial,
terrestrial and marine navigation. It would be also useful in vehicle tracking
and fleet management, integration with mobile phones, disaster management, mapping
and geodetic data capture and others.
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