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In Photos: ISRO's NVS-03 launch restores NavIC's minimum operational configuration

Updated On: 31 October, 2026 08:57 AM IST | ronak mastakar

India’s regional navigation satellite system, NavIC, has been restored to its minimum operational configuration of four satellites after the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launched its navigation satellite NVS-03 on Friday. (Pics/PTI)

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Pic/PTI
Pic/PTI
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The second-generation satellite was placed into its designated injection orbit by a Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV). Equipped with indigenous and procured atomic clocks, NVS-03 is expected to support a range of applications, including real-time tracking of trains, vehicles and shipping vessels.
The second-generation satellite was placed into its designated injection orbit by a Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV). Equipped with indigenous and procured atomic clocks, NVS-03 is expected to support a range of applications, including real-time tracking of trains, vehicles and shipping vessels.
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ISRO Chairman V Narayanan said NavIC was a strategic national asset and an important component of the government’s “one nation, one time” initiative.
ISRO Chairman V Narayanan said NavIC was a strategic national asset and an important component of the government’s “one nation, one time” initiative.
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The 50-metre-tall GSLV rocket carrying NVS-03 lifted off at 11.51 pm from the second launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, following a 24-hour countdown.
The 50-metre-tall GSLV rocket carrying NVS-03 lifted off at 11.51 pm from the second launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, following a 24-hour countdown.
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After a flight of around 18 minutes, the rocket’s three stages, including its complex cryogenic upper stage, performed successfully. The satellite separated from the launch vehicle and was injected into a Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO).
After a flight of around 18 minutes, the rocket’s three stages, including its complex cryogenic upper stage, performed successfully. The satellite separated from the launch vehicle and was injected into a Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO).
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Narayanan said all vehicle systems had performed as predicted and that the GSLV had precisely placed NVS-03 into its designated orbit. The mission was completed with a turnaround time of 56 days between successive GSLV launches.
Narayanan said all vehicle systems had performed as predicted and that the GSLV had precisely placed NVS-03 into its designated orbit. The mission was completed with a turnaround time of 56 days between successive GSLV launches.

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