India's NavIC consellation, military surveillance gets a boost, GSLFV-F18 with NVS-03 satellite on board success

Sriharikota, (AP), Oct 30 (UNI) In a key mission to strengthen and operationalise the NavIC constellation for military purposes to strengthen border surveillance, GSLV-F18 successfully launched the Navigation satellite NVS-03 into the intended orbit. After a smooth 24 hr countdown and after a perfect lift off from the second launch pad at 2351 hrs, the satellite was injected into the orbit. ISRO Chairman Dr.V.Naryanan, addressing the scientists from the Mission Control Centre, said the GSLV-F18/NVS-03 mission was successfully accomplished. The satellite was placed preceisely injected in the elliptical orbit. He also thanked all the ISRO scientists for the success of…