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India's NavIC (Navigation with Indian Constellation) is an indigenous regional satellite navigation system developed by ISRO.
Formerly known as IRNSS (Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System), it provides positioning services over India and up to 1500 km beyond its borders.
The system comprises a constellation of 7 operational satellites, strategically positioned in geostationary and geosynchronous orbits.
NavIC aims to reduce India's reliance on foreign navigation systems like GPS, ensuring strategic autonomy and enhancing national security.
NavIC is India's independent satellite-based positioning system, designed to provide accurate real-time positioning and timing services. Unlike global navigation systems, NavIC focuses on delivering high-precision services specifically within India and its surrounding region. This regional focus is crucial for strategic independence, ensuring that critical navigation services are available even if access to foreign systems is denied or degraded. It supports various civilian applications like transportation, disaster management, and mapping, alongside vital strategic uses.
Simple Analogy: Imagine NavIC as India's own dedicated, highly accurate GPS system, specifically built for its territory and immediate surroundings, ensuring it doesn't have to rely on other countries' systems for crucial navigation needs.
India's primary space agency, responsible for the conception, design, development, and operation of space missions, including the entire NavIC satellite navigation system.
NavIC is India's contribution to the global landscape of satellite navigation systems. Other major GNSS include USA's GPS, Russia's GLONASS, Europe's Galileo, and China's BeiDou. Japan also operates a regional system called QZSS.
NavIC is a prime example of advanced space technology being leveraged for terrestrial applications, demonstrating India's capabilities in satellite development, launch, and ground segment operations for societal and strategic benefits.
GS-III Science and Technology- developments and their applications and effects in everyday life; Achievements of Indians in science & technology; Indigenization of technology and developing new technology.
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With reference to the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS), consider the following statements: 1. IRNSS has three satellites in geostationary and four satellites in geosynchronous orbits. 2. IRNSS covers entire India and about 5500 sq. km beyond its borders. 3. India will have its own satellite navigation system with full global coverage by the middle of 2019. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: 1 only
Which one of the following countries has its own Satellite Navigation System?
Answer: Japan
For the measurement/estimation of which of the following are satellite images/remote sensing data used? 1. Chlorophyll content in the vegetation of a specific location 2. Greenhouse gas emissions from rice paddies of a specific location 3. Land surface temperatures of a specific location Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Answer: 1, 2 and 3
High for UPSC (Science & Tech), Medium for other exams due to its strategic importance and technological advancement.
A circular orbit 35,786 km above the Earth's equator, where a satellite's orbital period matches Earth's rotational period, making it appear stationary from the ground.
An orbit around Earth with an orbital period matching Earth's rotational period. If it's also circular and equatorial, it's geostationary.
Global Navigation Satellite System, a general term for satellite navigation systems that provide autonomous geo-spatial positioning.