 ISRO launches India's 6th navigation satellite
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Thursday successfully launched its sixth navigation satellite into the Earth’s orbit from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. The 1,425-kilogram IRNSS-1F satellite is a part of the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) that aims at providing accurate indigenous navigation at par with the US-based Global Positioning System (GPS).