NVS-03 is which satellite of the second-generation NavIC series?
- A.First
- B.Second
- C.Third
- D.Fifth
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Explanation
The correct answer is third. The second-generation series of navigation satellites runs from NVS-01 to NVS-05, and NVS-03 is the third of those five spacecraft to be launched. Option A is wrong because the first of the series was NVS-01, which flew on GSLV-F12, the fifteenth flight of that vehicle, and which carried an indigenous rubidium atomic clock built by the Space Applications Centre at Ahmedabad. Option B is wrong because the second satellite of the series was NVS-02, flown aboard GSLV-F15, whose orbit could not be raised after launch because its oxidiser valves failed to open, leaving it short of the slot planned for it. Option D is wrong because the fourth and fifth satellites, NVS-04 and NVS-05, are still to be launched and are described as being in the pipeline. The series is being deployed to keep NavIC services running without a break.
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Practice Questions
From which launch centre was the GSLV-F18/NVS-03 mission flown?
- A.Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Thiruvananthapuram
- B.Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota
- C.U R Rao Satellite Centre, Bengaluru
- D.Space Applications Centre, Ahmedabad
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The navigation satellite NVS-03 rode to orbit on the GSLV-F18 vehicle, which lifted off from Sriharikota on 30 October 2026 at 23:51 hours, and the rocket placed the spacecraft in a Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit as intended.
Read the full explanation →At which orbital slot is NVS-03 to be stationed?
- A.83 degrees East
- B.93.5 degrees East
- C.111.75 degrees East
- D.55 degrees East
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After the launch vehicle released NVS-03 into a Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit, the spacecraft began a series of burns meant to lift it into its working geosynchronous position, and the slot assigned to it is 111.75 degrees East.
Read the full explanation →In which frequency bands does NVS-03 carry its navigation payloads?
- A.L1 and L5 only
- B.L5 and S only
- C.L1, L5 and S
- D.L1 and S only
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The navigation payloads aboard NVS-03 transmit in all three of these bands, and the addition of the L1 signal to the legacy L5 and S signals is one of the gains the second-generation series brings to NavIC.
Read the full explanation →Which organisation carried out the launch of GSLV-F18 with NVS-03?
- A.DRDO
- B.ISRO
- C.HAL
- D.BEL
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The congratulations were addressed to the scientists and engineers of ISRO, the organisation that carried out the launch of GSLV-F18 with NVS-03 and that builds and operates the satellites of the NavIC constellation.
Read the full explanation →NVS-03 has been launched to strengthen which Indian system?
- A.GAGAN
- B.Bhuvan
- C.NavIC
- D.Antrix
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The mission was described as an important step towards strengthening NavIC, which is India's indigenous satellite navigation system, and NVS-03 was said to carry enhanced capabilities that will support navigation services for citizens.
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