🔆Indian Regional Navigation satellite System
▪️Why in News?
✅India’s IRNSS is now part of World Wide Radio Navigation System (WWRNS) More on News
✅ India became the fourth country in the world to have its independent regional navigation satellite system recognised by
International Maritime Organisation (IMO) as a part of WWRNS.
🔸Other three are US’s GPS, Russia’s GLONASS and China’s BeiDou.
🔸IMO is a United Nations agency responsible for safety and security of shipping.
🔸 WWRNS is an IMO process whereby navigation system providers submit their systems for recognition.
▪️About IRNSS
✅ IRNSS is designed to provide geospatial positioning information in the region
extending up to 1500 km from Indian boundary.
✅A constellation of seven satellites -three in geostationary orbit and four in
geosynchronous orbits.
✅ It was developed by ISRO to cut down India's dependency on foreign navigation satellite systems.
▪️Benefit of being part of WWRNS
✅ Merchant vessels can use IRNSS for obtaining position information to assist in
navigation of ships in ocean waters within the defined area.
✅Lessen overdependence on any single GPS system.
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▪️Why in News?
✅India’s IRNSS is now part of World Wide Radio Navigation System (WWRNS) More on News
✅ India became the fourth country in the world to have its independent regional navigation satellite system recognised by
International Maritime Organisation (IMO) as a part of WWRNS.
🔸Other three are US’s GPS, Russia’s GLONASS and China’s BeiDou.
🔸IMO is a United Nations agency responsible for safety and security of shipping.
🔸 WWRNS is an IMO process whereby navigation system providers submit their systems for recognition.
▪️About IRNSS
✅ IRNSS is designed to provide geospatial positioning information in the region
extending up to 1500 km from Indian boundary.
✅A constellation of seven satellites -three in geostationary orbit and four in
geosynchronous orbits.
✅ It was developed by ISRO to cut down India's dependency on foreign navigation satellite systems.
▪️Benefit of being part of WWRNS
✅ Merchant vessels can use IRNSS for obtaining position information to assist in
navigation of ships in ocean waters within the defined area.
✅Lessen overdependence on any single GPS system.
Join @upsc_science_and_technology