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Critically examine the role of IRNSS-NavIC programme on the satellite navigation system of India.

  • UPSC 2022
  • Transport, Communication and Trade

The IRNSS-NavIC programme is presented as the navigation pillar of the Indian space effort: a seven-satellite constellation with an associated ground segment supplying positional and timing services, three geostationary and four geosynchronous inclined, covering India and about 1,500 km beyond the frontier.

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