Multiple choice

Which of the following is the Indian counterpart of the Global Positioning System (GPS) of the US being developed by ISRO?

  1. Geosynchronous Augmented Indian Navigation System

  2. Global Navigation Satellite System

  3. Indian Local Area Augmentation System

  4. Wide Area Navigation Satellite System

  5. Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
E Correct answer
Explanation

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) intends to launch the first in a constellation of seven satellites envisaged for the ambitious Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) project, the Indian counterpart of GPS of the US. IRNSS, which will have a range of applications including personal navigation, will be India's answer to the U.S.-operated GPS, Russia's GLONASS, European Space Agency's under-development Galileo, and China's emerging constellation, Compass. The problem with the existing constellations is that they are controlled by defence agencies in those countries. On completion, IRNSS will have all-weather, round-the-clock coverage over the Indian landmass with an extended coverage of about 1,500 km around it.

Keep practicing — related questions