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In
its
thirty
fifth
flight
(PSLV-C33),
ISRO's
Polar
Satellite
Launch
Vehicle
successfully
launched
the
1425
kg
IRNSS-1G,
the
seventh
satellite
in
the
Indian
Regional
Navigation
Satellite
System
(IRNSS)
today
afternoon
(April
28,
2016)
from
Satish
Dhawan
Space
Centre
SHAR,
Sriharikota.
This
is
the
thirty
fourth
consecutively
successful
mission
of
PSLV
and
the
thirteenth
in
its
'XL'
configuration.
Honourable
Prime
Minister
of
India,
Mr.
Narendra
Modi,
heartily
thanked
and
congratulated
all
the
ISRO
scientists
and
team
ISRO
for
completing
IRNSS
constellation
and
dedicated
IRNSS
to
the
nation
as
'NavIC'
(Navigation
Indian
Constellation).
He
appreciated
India's
space
community
for
making
the
country
proud
through
such
achievements
which
have
helped
in
improving
the
life
of
common
man.
After
PSLV-C33
lift-off
at
1250
hrs
(12:50
pm)
IST
from
the
First
Launch
Pad
with
the
ignition
of
the
first
stage,
the
subsequent
important
flight
events,
namely,
strap-on
ignitions
and
separations,
first
stage
separation,
second
stage
ignition,
heat-shield
separation,
second
stage
separation,
third
stage
ignition
and
separation,
fourth
stage
ignition
and
satellite
injection,
took
place
as
planned.
After
a
flight
of
19
minutes
42
seconds,
IRNSS-1G
was
injected
into
an
elliptical
orbit
of
283
km
X
20,718
km
inclined
at
an
angle
of
17.867
degree
to
the
equator
(very
close
to
the
intended
orbit)
following
which
the
satellite
successfully
separated
from
the
PSLV
fourth
stage.
After
separation,
the
solar
panels
of
IRNSS-1G
were
deployed
automatically.
ISRO's
Master
Control
Facility
(MCF)
at
Hassan,
Karnataka
took
over
the
control
of
the
satellite.
In
the
coming
days,
four
orbit
manoeuvres
will
be
conducted
from
MCF
to
position
the
satellite
in
the
Geostationary
Orbit
at
129.5
deg
East
longitude.
IRNSS-1G
is
the
seventh
of
the
seven
satellites
constituting
the
space
segment
of
the
Indian
Regional
Navigation
Satellite
System.
All
the
six
satellites
are
functioning
satisfactorily
from
their
designated
orbital
positions.
IRNSS
is
an
independent
regional
navigation
satellite
system
designed
to
provide
position
information
in
the
Indian
region
and
1500
km
around
the
Indian
mainland.
IRNSS
provides
two
types
of
services,
namely,
Standard
Positioning
Services
(SPS)
provided
to
all
users
and
Restricted
Services
(RS)
provided
to
authorised
users.
A
number
of
ground
facilities
responsible
for
satellite
ranging
and
monitoring,
generation
and
transmission
of
navigation
parameters,
etc.,
have
been
established
in
eighteen
locations
across
the
country.
Today's
successful
launch
of
IRNSS-1G,
the
seventh
and
final
member
of
IRNSS
constellation,
signifies
the
completion
of
the
IRNSS
constellation.
In
its
thirty
fifth
flight
(PSLV-C33),
ISRO's
Polar
Satellite
Launch
Vehicle
successfully
launched
the
1425
kg
IRNSS-1G,
the
seventh
satellite
in
the
Indian
Regional
Navigation
Satellite
System
(IRNSS)
today
afternoon
(April
28,
2016)
from
Satish
Dhawan
Space
Centre
SHAR,
Sriharikota.
This
is
the
thirty
fourth
consecutively
successful
mission
of
PSLV
and
the
thirteenth
in
its
'XL'