India has successfully put into orbit its seventh and final navigation satellite called IRNSS-1G with its own rocket.<br/><br/>It was a historic occasion at the Indian space centre even as PSLV C 33 rocket carried the seventh satellite of the IRNSS series precisely at 12 50 this afternoon. The 1425 kilogram satellite was ejected by the launch vehicle around 20 minutes after take off. <br/><br/>The simmering heat of summer could not prevent the usual crowd of onlookers and the media to witness the launch .<br/><br/>Indian scientists can be proud that the constellation of the Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) is similar to GPS (global positioning system) of the US, Glonass of Russia, and Galileo of Europe as well as China's Beidou.<br/><br/>India can take pride in formally joining the select group of nations once IRNSS is declared operational after checking the systems-space (satellites), ground (ground stations) and the user end signal receivers.<br/><br/>Only on declaration of the system as operational, user end signal receiver makers will seriously get into manufacture of the equipments for use at the retail end<br/><br/>The system will provide accurate position information service to users across the country and the region, extending up to an area of 1,500 km. The full system comprises of nine satellites seven in orbit and two on the ground as stand-by.<br/><br/>The applications of IRNSS are: terrestrial, aerial and marine navigation, vehicle tracking and fleet management, terrestrial navigation for hikers and travellers, disaster management, integration with mobile phones, mapping and geodetic data capture and visual and voice navigation for drivers.

India has successfully put into orbit its seventh and final navigation satellite called IRNSS-1G with its own rocket.<br/> <br/>Indian scientists can be proud that the constellation of the Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) is similar to GPS (global positioning system) of the US, Glonass of Russia, and Galileo of Europe as well as China's Beidou.<br/><br/>The system will provide accurate position information service to users across the country and the region, extending up to an area of 1,500 km. The full system comprises of nine satellites — seven in orbit and two on the ground as stand-by.<br/><br/>It was a historic occasion at the Indian space centre even as PSLV C 33 rocket carried the seventh satellite of the IRNSS series precisely at 12 50 this afternoon. The 1425 kilogram satellite was ejected by the launch vehicle around 20 minutes after take off. The simmering heat of summer could not prevent the usual crowd of onlookers and the media to witness the launch .<br/><br/>India can take pride in formally joining the select group of nations once IRNSS is declared operational after checking the systems-space (satellites), ground (ground stations) and the user end signal receivers.<br/> Only on declaration of the system as operational, user end signal receiver makers will seriously get into manufacture of the equipments for use at the retail end<br/> <br/>The applications of IRNSS are: terrestrial, aerial and marine navigation, vehicle tracking and fleet management, terrestrial navigation for hikers and travellers, disaster management, integration with mobile phones, mapping and geodetic data capture and visual and voice navigation for drivers.