<p>The orbit raising operation of latest navigation satellite IRNSS-1D has been completed and it was placed in the intended orbit "successfully", ISRO said today.<br /><br />"First orbit raising operation of IRNSS-1D is successfully completed by firing the Apogee motor at 17.28 hours on March 29, 2015," ISRO said on its website.<br /><br />Indian Space Research Organisation successfully launched the IRNSS-1D, the fourth in the series of seven navigation satellites on board its workhorse PSLV-C27 from the spaceport of Sriharikota near here on Saturday.<br /><br />IRNSS-1D, which will provide navigation, tracking and mapping service and has a mission life of 10 years, is the fourth in the constellation of seven satellites, which would be on par with US-based GPS once the full complement of spacecrafts are launched.<br /><br />While four satellites would be sufficient to start operations of the IRNSS system, the remaining three would make it more accurate and efficient.</p>.<p><br />ISRO has planned to launch the remaining three navigation satellites IRNSS-1E, 1F and 1G before the end of the next financial year.</p>
<p>The orbit raising operation of latest navigation satellite IRNSS-1D has been completed and it was placed in the intended orbit "successfully", ISRO said today.<br /><br />"First orbit raising operation of IRNSS-1D is successfully completed by firing the Apogee motor at 17.28 hours on March 29, 2015," ISRO said on its website.<br /><br />Indian Space Research Organisation successfully launched the IRNSS-1D, the fourth in the series of seven navigation satellites on board its workhorse PSLV-C27 from the spaceport of Sriharikota near here on Saturday.<br /><br />IRNSS-1D, which will provide navigation, tracking and mapping service and has a mission life of 10 years, is the fourth in the constellation of seven satellites, which would be on par with US-based GPS once the full complement of spacecrafts are launched.<br /><br />While four satellites would be sufficient to start operations of the IRNSS system, the remaining three would make it more accurate and efficient.</p>.<p><br />ISRO has planned to launch the remaining three navigation satellites IRNSS-1E, 1F and 1G before the end of the next financial year.</p>