The 50.9 metre tall GSLV-F15 follows the GSLV-F12 mission which successfully carried navigation satellite NVS-01, the first of the second generation satellites on May 29, 2023.NavIC comprises five second generation satellites — NVS-01/02/03/04/05 envisaged to augment NavIC base layer constellation with enhanced features for ensuring continuity of services.The NVS-02 satellite designed and developed by the U R Satellite Centre weighs about 2,250 kg.It has navigation payload in L1, L5 and S bands in addition to ranging payload in C-band like its predecessor NVS-01.The key applications the satellite would be used for are terrestrial, aerial and maritime navigation, precision agriculture, fleet management, location based services in mobile devices, orbit determination for satellites, Internet-of-Things (IoT) based applications, emergency and timing services, ISRO said.
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