6th navigation satellite

We join the nation in extending hearty felicitations to our scientists at ISRO who have added another feather to their cap by successfully launching the 6th navigational satellite from Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sri Hari Kota. They have done the nation proud and we expect many more laurels from them in days to come. We are proud that the ISRO has conducted great researches in the space and has made a place for India among the countries with advance space knowledge. This is the last but one stage in our ambitious of having our own regional navigation satellite system that will be at par with the US-based Global Positioning System. Hopefully, that stage will be arrived in about a month from now as has been disclosed by the space scientists.
The applications of the system that is expected to be “accurate and efficient” include terrestrial and marine navigation, disaster management, vehicle tracking and fleet management, navigation aide for hikers and travelers, visual and voice navigation for drivers. In simple language it is a multi-purpose satellite and will be of immense utility to us. The Prime Minister has congratulated the scientists and said that they have made the country proud.