{"id":358294,"date":"2026-03-16T16:44:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T11:14:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=358294"},"modified":"2026-03-16T16:44:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T11:14:13","slug":"indian-regional-navigation-satellite-system-irnss-navic-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/indian-regional-navigation-satellite-system-irnss-navic-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS \/ NavIC)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News: <\/strong>ISRO informed that the atomic clock of the satellite IRNSS-1F stopped working on March 13, 2026, causing the loss of positioning data from that satellite.<\/p>\n<h2>About Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS \/ NavIC)<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_358295\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-358295\" style=\"width: 376px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-358295\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Source-Frontier-India.jpg?resize=376%2C273&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS \/ NavIC)\" width=\"376\" height=\"273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Source-Frontier-India.jpg?resize=300%2C218&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Source-Frontier-India.jpg?resize=1024%2C743&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Source-Frontier-India.jpg?resize=768%2C557&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Source-Frontier-India.jpg?w=1219&amp;ssl=1 1219w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 376px) 100vw, 376px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-358295\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; Frontier India<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>The Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS)<\/strong>\u00a0is an <strong>independent regional navigation satellite system<\/strong> for positioning services.<\/li>\n<li>It is\u00a0also called as <strong>Navigation with Indian Constellation (NavIC).<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Developed by: <\/strong>It is developed by the <strong>Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Aim:<\/strong> The system was conceived to <strong>remove dependence on the satellite systems of other countries<\/strong> for navigation, especially for strategic sectors.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Covered Area: <\/strong>It provides accurate position information over <strong>India and the region extending up to 1500 km from its boundary<\/strong>, which is its primary service area.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Consisting of: <\/strong>The system is designed as a constellation of <strong>seven satellites<\/strong> supported by a network of ground stations.\n<ul>\n<li>The system uses <strong>three satellites placed in geostationary orbit (GSO)<\/strong> and <strong>four satellites placed in inclined geosynchronous orbit (GEO)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>The ground segment includes a <strong>control centre, timing facility, monitoring stations and two-way ranging stations<\/strong> operating continuously.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Key features<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Independent navigation system:<\/strong> It is a <strong>stand-alone indigenous satellite<\/strong> navigation system under the <strong>complete control of India.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>High accuracy positioning:<\/strong> It provides position accuracy of <strong>better than 20 m<\/strong> in the primary service area.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Two types of services:<\/strong> It offers <strong>Standard Positioning Service (SPS)<\/strong> for all users and <strong>Restricted Service (RS)<\/strong> for authorised users.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Multi-frequency signals:<\/strong> NavIC satellites transmit positioning signals in <strong>L5 and S frequency bands<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS): <\/strong>Major global navigation systems include <strong>GPS (United States), GLONASS (Russia), Galileo (European Union), and BeiDou (China).<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: ISRO informed that the atomic clock of the satellite IRNSS-1F stopped working on March 13, 2026, causing the loss of positioning data from that satellite. About Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS \/ NavIC) The Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS)\u00a0is an independent regional navigation satellite system for positioning services. 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