GSLV-F18 to carry the NavIC satellite NVS-03 from Sriharikota's Second Launch Pad

30 October 2026

ISRO is flying its navigation satellite NVS-03 on GSLV-F18, the twentieth flight of the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle, with lift-off set for the night of 30 October 2026. The rocket lifts off from the Second Launch Pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, SHAR, at Sriharikota and places the satellite in a Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit. NVS-03 is the third satellite of the second-generation NavIC series, built to continue the services of the earlier IRNSS satellites. It carries an indigenous atomic clock along with procured atomic clocks, which is what keeps a navigation signal accurate. The satellite also transmits an L1 signal, added to the L5 and S signals the system already uses. NavIC gives position, navigation and timing services over the Indian landmass and a region stretching about 1,500 km beyond India's boundary.