Irnss-1e Satellite

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  President Pranab Mukherjee , PM Narendra Modi Congratulate ISRO For Satellite Launch

  President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday congratulated the scientists of Indian Space Research Organisation on the successful launch of India's fifth navigation satellite into space.

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  IRNSS-1E Navigation Satellite Successfully Launched by Isro

  The Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) consists of a constellation of seven satellites of which five have been put into place.

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  India A Step Closer To 'Desi-GPS' With Latest Satellite Launch

  Space agency ISRO this morning successfully launched India's fifth navigation satellite, the IRNSS-1E, in space, moving a step closer to what is being called an operational "desi GPS" or home-grown Global Positioning System.

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  Isro Begins Countdown for Fifth Navigation Satellite Launch on Wednesday

  The PSLV-31 rocket is expected to blast off at 9.31am IST on January 20 to put into orbit the 1,425kg IRNSS-1E satellite.

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  India To Launch Fifth Navigation Satellite- Countdown Begins

  The 48-hour countdown for the lift of an Indian rocket -- the first one for 2016 -- with the country's fifth navigation satellite as the sole passenger began at 9.31 am on Monday, senior ISRO officials said.

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  India to Launch Fifth Navigation Satellite on January 20

  "We are loading fuel in the rocket for the launch of the fifth regional navigation satellite system (IRNSS-1E) on January 20 from our spaceport."

• India to launch first navigational satellite in June

  India plans to launch its first navigational satellite in June, a top official of the Department of Space (DoS) said today.