Liftoff: India GSLV-F18 Rocket Launches NVS-03 Navigation Satellite | ISRO
šLiftoff! The Indian Space Research Organisation's GSLV-F18 rocket successfully launched the NVS-03 navigation satellite into a geosynchronous transfer orbit (GTO) at 18:21 UTC (23:51 IST) from Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota on Friday, Oct. 30, 2026.
NVS-03 is the third satellite in India's 'next generation' navigation satellite system for providing continuity of navigation services for Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) series. The satellite carries an atomic clock built in India, along with procured atomic clocks. It also includes L1 signal coverage in addition to existing L5/S signals over India and a region extending 1500 km around India's national boundaries.
GSLV-F18 is the 20th flight of India’s Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV).
Sriharikota is a barrier island off the Bay of Bengal coast located in the Shar Project settlement of Tirupati district in Andhra Pradesh, India. It houses the Satish Dhawan Space Center, one of the two satellite launch centers in India (the other being Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station, Thiruvananthapuram). ISRO launches satellites using multistage rockets, such as the PSLV and the GSLV, from Sriharikota. Sriharikota was selected by ISRO because of its proximity to the equator, it gives extra centripetal force from the rotation of Earth.
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