India launched its third next‑generation navigation satellite, NVS‑03, aboard a GSLV‑F18 rocket from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre on Friday night, with the launch confirmed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on X and reported by Xinhua.
The launch, which occurred at 11:51 p.m. local time on 31 October, placed the satellite in the intended orbit, ISRO announced in a post on X, noting that the flight was the 20th GSLV‑F18 mission.
ISRO posted:
GSLV‑F18 has successfully placed NVS‑03 in the intended orbit. Congratulations.
India's Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh congratulated the team on X, stating that the achievement demonstrates the country's growing space prowess and commitment to sovereign navigation.
NVS‑03 is the third satellite in ISRO's next‑generation Navigation with Indian Constellation (NavIC) series; it is expected to provide continuity of navigation services for the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System.
