Abdul kalam was the director of india s first indigenous satellite launch vehicle slv 3.
First navigation satellite of india.
The first indian satellite aryabhatta was named after an indian astronomer and mathematician.
India s polar satellite launch vehicle pslv c22 carrying india s first navigation satellite system irnss 1a lifts off from the satish dhawan space centre in sriharikota about 100 km 62 miles north of chennai july 1 2013.
Apart from india its benefits would extend to a range of 1 500 km in the region.
India will launch in june the first of the seven indian regional navigation satellite system irnss into the earth orbit to provide real time position navigation and time services to multiple.
The irnss 1a is the first of the proposed seven satellites in the indian regional navigation satellite system.
Launch date launch mass launch vehicle orbit type application remarks.
Prime minister indira gandhi named the first indian satellite as aryabhatta.
List of navigation satellites.