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Topic 271 · Science, Technology & Space

GSLV-F18 to launch NVS-03 NavIC satellite

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  1. Core Trigger: ISRO plans GSLV-F18 to carry NVS-03 from Sriharikota on 30 October 2026 at 11:51 pm IST.
  2. Series: NVS-03 is the third of the second-generation NavIC satellites.
  3. Current Head: V. Narayanan, ISRO Chairman, heads the agency running the launch.
  4. Key Term: NavIC stands for Navigation with Indian Constellation.
  5. Payload Data: It carries an indigenous atomic clock, a key component whose failures hurt earlier satellites, and will enter geosynchronous transfer orbit.
  6. Schedule: The date slipped from earlier targets of mid-October and September 2026; the launch had not occurred by 29 October, so the outcome is unconfirmed.
  7. India Link: NavIC is a regional system covering India and about 1,500 km around it, supporting strategic autonomy in navigation.
  8. Venue: Launch is from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, in Andhra Pradesh.
  9. Founded: The Government approved the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System project in 2006.
  10. Landmark: GSLV Mk II uses an indigenous cryogenic upper stage, first flown successfully on GSLV-D5 on 5 January 2014.
  11. Policy: The Indian Space Policy 2023 assigns research to ISRO and commercial activity to NSIL.
  12. Definition: A geosynchronous transfer orbit is an elliptical orbit from which a satellite is raised to geosynchronous orbit.
Question 1 of 10

Which satellite is GSLV-F18 planned to carry from Sriharikota on 30 October 2026?

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Answer: (C) NVS-03

Core Trigger: ISRO plans GSLV-F18 to carry NVS-03 from Sriharikota on 30 October 2026 at 11:51 pm IST.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 271, point 1

Question 2 of 10

NVS-03 is the third satellite of which NavIC generation?

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Answer: (D) Second-generation

Series: NVS-03 is the third of the second-generation NavIC satellites.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 271, point 2

Question 3 of 10

Which ISRO Chairman heads the agency running the NVS-03 launch?

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Answer: (A) V. Narayanan

Current Head: V. Narayanan, ISRO Chairman, heads the agency running the launch.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 271, point 3

Question 4 of 10

What does NavIC stand for?

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Answer: (B) Navigation with Indian Constellation

Key Term: NavIC stands for Navigation with Indian Constellation.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 271, point 4

Question 5 of 10

Which indigenous component, whose failures hurt earlier satellites, does NVS-03 carry?

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Answer: (C) An atomic clock

Payload Data: It carries an indigenous atomic clock, a key component whose failures hurt earlier satellites, and will enter geosynchronous transfer orbit.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 271, point 5

Question 6 of 10

Which is/are correct? (1) NavIC is a global system covering the whole Earth. (2) NavIC supports strategic autonomy in navigation.

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Answer: (B) Only 2

India Link: NavIC is a regional system covering India and about 1,500 km around it, supporting strategic autonomy in navigation.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 271, point 7

Question 7 of 10

In which State is the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota?

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Answer: (D) Andhra Pradesh

Venue: Launch is from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, in Andhra Pradesh.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 271, point 8

Question 8 of 10

The Government approved the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System project in which year?

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Answer: (A) 2006

Founded: The Government approved the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System project in 2006.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 271, point 9

Question 9 of 10

On which flight did the indigenous cryogenic upper stage first fly successfully on 5 January 2014?

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Answer: (B) GSLV-D5

Landmark: GSLV Mk II uses an indigenous cryogenic upper stage, first flown successfully on GSLV-D5 on 5 January 2014.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 271, point 10

Question 10 of 10

Which is/are correct? (1) The Indian Space Policy 2023 assigns commercial activity to NSIL. (2) A geosynchronous transfer orbit is a circular orbit.

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Answer: (A) Only 1

Policy: The Indian Space Policy 2023 assigns research to ISRO and commercial activity to NSIL.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 271, point 11

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