NavIC | 04 Nov 2019

Why in News

• The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and its commercial arm Antrix Corporation Ltd. are set to commercialize India’s regional navigation satellite system - Navigation in Indian Constellation (NavIC).
• Potential Uses:
  
  • Terrestrial, aerial and marine navigation;
  • Disaster management;
  • Vehicle tracking and fleet management (especially for mining and transportation sector);
  • Integration with mobile phones;
  • Precise timing (as for ATMs and power grids);
  • Mapping and geodetic data capture.

Navigation in Indian Constellation

• Navigation in Indian Constellation (NavIC) is an Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS), developed by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO).
• IRNSS consists of eight satellites, three satellites in geostationary orbit and five satellites in geosynchronous orbit.
• The main objective is to provide reliable position, navigation and timing services over India and its neighbourhood.
  
  • It works just like the established and popular U.S. Global Positioning System (GPS) but within a 1,500-km radius over the sub-continent.
• It has been certified by the 3^rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP), a global body for coordinating mobile telephony standards.

Source: TH