India will launch its first navigation satellite this year as a part of its Gagan (GPS aided geo augmented navigation) project, says S. Ramakrishnan, director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Center (VSSC), according to a report from The Hindu. Gagan is a regional satellite-based augmentation system (SBAS) jointly developed by Airports Authority of India (AAI) and Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
Ramakrishnan said that the first navigation satellite, Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) will be launched with PSLV C-22 rocket in the next few months and only after all the satellites are positioned accurately in the space, the government will be able to provide navigation service through Gagan. He added that the service is expected to be launched in 2014.
29/01/13 MediaNama
