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  • PSLV lofts satellite for India’s indigenous navigation system

    A frame from a live webcast of Wednesday’s PSLV launch shows the rocket lifting off from the Satish Dhawan Space Center. Credit: ISRO The fifth satellite for India’s regional navigation network rode into orbit Wednesday aboard a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, joining a growing fleet of spacecraft to provide positioning services to users across South…

  • Fifth Indian navigation satellite set for liftoff

    Live broadcast from ISRO begins at 0330 GMT (10:30 p.m. EST) India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle is scheduled to deploy the fifth satellite in the country’s regional navigation network Wednesday. The 1,425-kilogram (3,141-pound) spacecraft will blast off on the 33rd flight of India’s workhorse PSLV launcher at 0401 GMT Wednesday (11:01 p.m. EST Tuesday) from…