India Prepares Four Satellites to Restore NavIC Capability

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India plans to launch four satellites to rebuild its NavIC navigation system, Space Minister Jitendra Singh told the Lok Sabha. NVS-03 is ready after corrective measures followed an anomaly during the NVS-02 launch in 2025. NVS-04 and NVS-05 are expected next, while another satellite is planned to complete the seven-satellite base constellation. No launch schedule was announced.

Only IRNSS-1B, IRNSS-1L and NVS-01 currently provide navigation services. NavIC requires at least four satellites with working atomic clocks for standalone positioning. That capability ended after IRNSS-1F’s final clock failed in March. The measures were tested on CMS-03 and will be used on future satellites.

The Indian Opinion

The update suggests a technical response is under way, but NavIC’s full capability will depend on successful launches and functioning atomic clocks in orbit. Claims that the system is completely paralysed would be too broad, while suggestions of an immediate restoration would also be premature. With no launch dates given, cautious expectations are reasonable until more details emerge.

Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com

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