Navigation satellite PSLC-C31 launched successfully
Author yuvamind
CHENNAI:-An Indian Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) rocket blasted off successfully with the country ' s fifth navigation satellite IRNSS-1E from the rocket port here on Wednesday. The satellite entered its orbit in 19 minutes after the launch.
The navigation payload will transmit navigation service signals to the users and operating in L5-band and S-band while the other consists of a C-band transponder that facilitates accurate determination of the range of the satellite.
IRNSS-1E which has a lift off mass of 1,425 kg, also carries Corner Cube Retro Reflectors for laser ranging and a highly accurate Rubidium atomic clock.
IRNSS-1E has configuration similar to that of its predecessors IRNSS-1A, 1B, 1C and 1D in which ISRO used the XL version of the rocket.
The constellation of seven satellites was planned by ISRO to constitute IRNSS, which would be at par with US-based GPS once the full complement of spacecrafts are launched.
ISRO had launched IRNSS-1A on July 1, 2013, while IRNSS-1B was launched on April 4, 2014. IRNSS-1C was launched on October 16, 2014 and IRNSS-1D on March 28, 2015.