NEW DELHI, Jul 23: Four of the 11 satellites placed in orbit for Navigation by Indian Constellation (NavIC) system are providing positioning, navigation and timing services, Union minister Jitendra Singh said on Wednesday.
In a written reply in the Lok Sabha, Singh said of the 11 satellites, four were being used for one-way message broadcast, two could not reach the intended orbit and one was decommissioned after its end of life.
Singh said ISRO plans to launch the NVS-03 by the end of this year.
“Subsequently, with a gap of six months, NVS-04 and NVS-05 are planned to be launched,” the minister said in reply to a question put by BJP member C M Ramesh.
Singh said the government plans to track 12,000 trains in real-time using the NavIC constellation and other Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS).
The minister said around NavIC and GNSS equipment have been installed on 8,700 trains. (PTI)
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