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NavIC (IRNSS)

Regional navigation satellite constellationIn servicePending verification

Also known as: IRNSS

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System
TypeRegional navigation satellite constellation
Alternative designationsIRNSS
ProliferationOrigin country only
Planned satellites73 GEO (32.5°E, 83°E, 131.5°E) and 4 IGSOMed[1]
Satellites3Only IRNSS-1B, IRNSS-1I and NVS-01 providing navigation as of March 2026Low[1]
Program statusFive second-generation NVS satellites envisaged; NVS-01 launched 29 May 2023; NVS-02 (January 2025) failed to reach its slotMed[2]
Orbit
Orbit regimeGEO and IGSOMed[1]
Catalogued on orbit11Payloads with current element sets in the public catalog, active or not.High[3]
Active (CelesTrak)9Count in the CelesTrak active satellites list, which estimates operational status.Med[3]
Perigee35,691–35,773 kmActive satellites per CelesTrak, element epoch about 2026-11-08.High[3]
Apogee35,798–36,178 kmActive satellites per CelesTrak, element epoch about 2026-11-08.High[3]
Orbital period1,436–1,445.5 minActive satellites per CelesTrak, element epoch about 2026-11-08.High[3]
Inclination1.83–36.03 °Active satellites per CelesTrak, element epoch about 2026-11-08.High[3]
Catalogued satellites · 11[3]
NameNORADCOSPARPerigee kmApogee kmIncl. °Period minStatus
IRNSS-1A391992013-034A35,69135,88336.031436.1Active
IRNSS-1B396352014-017A35,71335,86229.11436.1Active
IRNSS-1C402692014-061A35,71035,8646.881436.1Active
IRNSS-1D405472015-018A36,41436,48219.291470Inactive
IRNSS-1E412412016-003A35,69235,88433.531436.2Active
IRNSS-1F413842016-015A35,69135,8835.711436.1Active
IRNSS-1G414692016-027A35,77335,7985.551436.1Active
IRNSS-1I432862018-035A35,69735,87729.091436.1Active
NVS-01 (IRNSS-1J)567592023-076A35,75135,8201.831436Active
NVS-02 (IRNSS-1K)628502025-020A21437,25020.18660Inactive
NVS-03 (IRNSS-1L)1012282026-245A35,76336,17829.931445.5Active

Mean elements at epoch 2026-11-07 or later. Perigee and apogee are computed from mean motion and eccentricity and are approximate. Status follows the CelesTrak active list.

Summary

India's regional navigation system, designed as 3 GEO and 4 inclined geosynchronous satellites.

Draft entry. Values come from the cited public sources and are awaiting editor verification.
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Operators
India
Sources
  1. NavIC IRNSS constellation status notes (April 2026), Legacy IAS
    Published/updated 2026-04-01 · Tier 3 · checked 2026-11-08
  2. NVS-02: Advancing India's Regional Navigation Capabilities, Indian Space Research Organisation
    Published/updated 2025-01-24 · Tier 1 · checked 2026-11-08
  3. NORAD GP element sets (current data), CelesTrak (data from the U.S. Space Force 18th/19th Space Defense Squadron catalog)
    Published/updated 2026-11-08 · Tier 1 · checked 2026-11-08
Change log
  • 2026-11-08 Entry created from cited open sources
  • 2026-11-08 Orbital elements from CelesTrak GP data (epoch about 2026-11-08): 11 catalogued, 9 active.