Wednesday, 20 January 2016

ISRO has succesfully launched IRNSS-1E in to the Orbit on Wednesday

The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) had successfully placed its fifth satellite IRNSS-1E in to the orbit on Wednesday.Exactly at 9.31 AM  High Polar Launch Satellite Vehicle (PSLV-31) 44.4 meter high rocket weighing 320 tonnes blasted off into the morning sky with the country's fifth navigation satellite IRNSS-1E and after 19 min it was detached from the satellite solar panel's were deployed.

ISRO'S IRNSS-1E

The Satellite's control was taken by Mission Control Facility (MCF) at Hassan in Karnataka.The MCF will manage the satellite's orbit and fire on the on-board motors till it is placed in its slotted orbit.The Navigation system will be used for disaster management, vehicle tracking and fleet management ,integration with mobile phones, mapping and geodetic data capture,visual and voice recognition etc.

India has launched four navigational satellites (IRNSS-1A,1B,1C and 1D) extending up to 1500 km as a part of constellation of seven satellites to provide accurate information service to users across the country.


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