ISRO Says Navigation Satellite NVS-03 Is Healthy
ISRO chairman V. Narayanan says the navigation satellite NVS-03 is fully healthy. ISRO will carry out in-orbit testing of its payload, which is part of building NavIC, an indigenous alternative to GPS. The chief also spoke about Indian scientists' role on the Axiom-4 mission and Russian support for India's space programme.
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Context: NavIC is India's own regional navigation system, meant to give location services over India and nearby areas. Axiom-4 was a private mission to the International Space Station in 2025 that included an Indian astronaut.
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