India's NavIC consellation gets a boost, GSLV-F18 succesfully launches NVS-03 satellite in orbit

Sriharikota, (AP), Oct 31 (UNI) In a key mission to strengthen and operationalise the NavIC constellation for strategic military purposes to strengthen border surveillance, ISRO's GSLV-F18 successfully launched the Navigation satellite NVS-03 into the intended orbit late on Friday night After a smooth 24 hr countdown and after a perfect lift off from the second launch pad at 2351 hrs last ight, the satellite was precisely injected into the orbit. In a post on X, ISRO said "Mission Success. GSLV-F18 has successfully placed NVS-03 in the intended orbit. Congratulations". ISRO Chairman Dr.V.Naryanan, addressing the scientists from the Mission Control Centre,…