ISRO to set up satellite navigation system

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is developing an India-specific navigation system in the lines of the Global Positioning System (GPS) at an investment of about Rs 1,600 crore. The Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS), comprising seven satellites, will be ready in 2011-12, sias ISRO chairman G Madhavan Nair.
The indigenously developed system will serve the country's specific needs, providing infrastructure for generating data on position, navigation and timing. The data can also be used for various other applications such as agriculture, civil aviation and fisheries.
"We have already begun work on the system. It will be totally under our control. As part of the project, three satellites would be placed in the geo-synchronous transfer orbit, while the remaining four would be in geo-stationary orbit," Mr Nair said.
At present, the Global Positioning System (GPS) is controlled by the US defence department.
30/09/07 Economic Times

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