Sriharikota: Mission Director K. P. Kunhikrishnan said the satellite went into a very precise orbit, with a perigee of 282 km and an apogee of 20,670 km.
Minister of State, PMO Mr Jitendra Singh who was present at the launch said that the country has realised Mr Modi's vision of Make in India through Isro's space technology.
“Any role in world leadership should be based on a sound scientific foundation. In space technology, we have truly emerged as world leaders,” he said.
Isro chairman later announced that the most significant launch of the year for Isro, the GSLV-Mark III will take place within the next 45 days.
GSLV Mark III has been conceived and designed to make Isro fully self-reliant in launching heavier communication satellites of INSAT-4 class, which weighs 4500kg to 5,000kg.
It would also enhance the capability of country to be a competitive player in multimillion dollar commercial launch market.
The vehicle envisages multi-mission launch capability for Geostationary Transfer Orbit, Low Earth Orbit, Polar and intermediate circular orbits.
According to Isro, GSLV-Mk III is designed to be a three stage vehicle, 42.4 m tall with a lift off weight of 630 tonnes. It will also carry an unmanned crew module, which is a forerunner to India sending its astronauts to space. IRNSS-1C, the third of the seven navigation satellites in the Indian Navig-ation Satellite System (IRNSS), has wide-ranging applications in terrestrial, aerial and marine navigation.
From vehicle tracking to fleet management and from disaster management to mapping, the satellite extends various services to its clients. The IRNSS-C1 carried two types of payloads, one for transmitting navigation service signals to the users and another consisting of a C-band transponder to facilitate Cube Retro Reflectors for laser ranging. The first two satellites in the series, IRNSS-1A and IRNSS-1B were launched from Sriharikota on July 1, 2013 and April 4 this year, respectively. The next satellite IRNSS-1D in the Indian Navigational Satellite system is also likely to be launched before the end of the year or first quarter of 2015.
