Category Archives: GPS

With the Launch of 7th Satellites,India got it Own GPS-Navic

Posted on April 29, 2016 by Rashid Faridi

With I Indians  will have their own GPS signals on their smartphones.  With the launch of  seventh navigation satellite,IRNSS-1G ,India entered an exclusive club of five nations that have their own satellite navigation and positioning system. The critical benefit  is … Continue reading →

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India’s Fifth GPS Satellite Launched

Posted on January 20, 2016 by Rashid Faridi

ISRO launched fifth GPS Satellite which is part of a series of 7 satelites. the first satellite was launched in July 2013.Two more such satellites will be launched in the next two month and with this  India’s Desi regional navigation … Continue reading →

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Space Research Organization of India launches IRNSS 1C Navigation satellite : A New Step in Making an Independent Navigation System

Posted on October 16, 2014 by Rashid Faridi

ISRO  successfully launched IRNSS 1C on board ISRO’s PSLV C26 rocket from the spaceport  moving a step closer to setting up the country’s own navigation system on par with Global Positioning System (GPS) of the US. The satellite  is the … Continue reading →

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Global Positioning System and GPS Devices

Posted on August 8, 2014 by Rashid Faridi

The now all pervasive Global Positioning System  is a satellite-based navigation system made up of a network of 24 satellites put into orbit by the US Department of Defence. Of these 21 satellites are used by GPS receivers and three … Continue reading →

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