Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System

The confirmation for the development work was granted by IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, signalling that the rollout of NavIC will take place soon.

The 48-hour countdown for ISRO’s first satellite launch in 2016 has started. PSLV-31 is all set to take off on Wednesday morning, carrying India's fifth navigation satellite, IRNSS-1E.

Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) is a regional navigation satellite being developed by ISRO to provide accurate position information to users in the country, and will be under complete control of the Indian government.

The reusable satellite launch vehicle will take off like an airplane and thereafter will fall by gliding and splashing down into the sea. The technology will bring down the cost of a satellite launch to one-tenth. Here are 10 interesting facts about the amazing technology.