ISRO launches Indian Regional Navigational Satellite System I-E satellite

Q.  ISRO on 20th January launched the IRNSS 1-E satellite. What does IRNSS 1-E satellite stand for?
- Published on 21 Jan 16

a. Indian Research Navigation Satellite System
b. Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System
c. Indian Response Navigation Satellite System
d. None of the above

ANSWER: Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System
 
ISRO on 20th January 2016 has launched the Indian Regional Navigational Satellite System I-E satellite which will provide navigation, tracking and mapping services within the Indian subcontinent. Satellite is the fifth of the IRNSS constellation launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota in AP onboard the PSLV-C31. Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle was the 32nd consecutively successful mission of the PSLV. XL configuration of the PSLV was used for this mission. This is the 11th time XL configuration was flown earlier ten being PSLV-C11/Chandrayaan-1, PSLV-C17/GSAT-12, PSLV-C19/RISAT-1, PSLV-C22/IRNSS-1A, PSLV-C25/Mars Orbiter Spacecraft, PSLV-C24/IRNSS-1B, PSLV-C26/IRNSS-1C, PSLV-C27/IRNSS-1D, PSLV-C28/DMC-3 and PSLV-C30/ASTROSAT missions.

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