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India’s first dedicated navigation satellite put in orbit

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India entered a new era in space applications in the wee hours of July 2, 2013 when the PSLV-C22 placed the IRNSS-1A, the country’s first dedicated navigation satellite, in orbit. The launch vehicle lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh at 11.41 p.m. on the night of July 1, 2013. […]