India Successfully Launches NVS-03 Navigation Satellite

India's space agency successfully launched the NVS-03 navigation satellite aboard a GSLV-F18 rocket from Sriharikota.

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully launched the NVS-03 navigation satellite into orbit, news outlet Times of India and Indian newspaper Amar Ujala reported. The satellite was carried into space aboard a GSLV-F18 rocket from the Sriharikota spaceport.

The satellite is designed to bolster India's independent regional satellite navigation network. Following the launch, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed the nation's space scientists, praising their dedication and ingenuity in carrying out the mission. Further details have not yet been released.