ISRO's NVS-03 navigation satellite reaches orbit after GSLV-F18 launch
India's space agency ISRO successfully launched the GSLV-F18 rocket from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota late on Friday. The rocket carried NVS-03, a next-generation navigation satellite weighing 2,250 kg. The launch lifted off at 11.51 pm as planned. About 18 minutes later, the satellite was placed into a geosynchronous transfer orbit with an apogee of 37,023 km and a perigee of 170 km. The mission is expected to strengthen the NavIC regional navigation system.
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