India to launch its own GPS satellite

[EnterTheVoid]

http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/india-to-launch-its-own-version-of-gps-tonight-with-satellite-386331?pfrom=home-lateststories

[SLICKR392]

Launched few seconds ago.

[cowboysfan]

hmm-this seems to be specific to india and surrounding areas,can it still called GPS?

[surajmal]

hmm-this seems to be specific to india and surrounding areas' date='can it still called GPS?[/quote'] Its called IRNSS (Indian regional navigational satellite system). Anyways, next few months will be fun. A critical GSLV mk2 launch in first week of August. Then Mangalyaan in the last week of October.

[Clarke]

First of seven, system expected to be operational in 2015. Abhi Dilli door hai, literally!

[maniac]

Cool...We can now avoid the Aage jaake,Peepal ke ped ke paas right phir immediate gandhi statue ke paas left waala directions :yay:

[Crookbond]

First of seven' date=' system expected to be operational in 2015. [b']Abhi Dilli door hai, literally!

:hmmmm2:

[Crookbond]

Cool...We can now avoid the Aage jaake' date='Peepal ke ped ke paas right phir immediate gandhi statue ke paas left waala directions :yay:[/quote'] +1 Be ready for this though. ‘Location tracking’ of every Indian mobile user by 2014 http://www.firstpost.com/tech/exclusive-location-tracking-of-every-indian-mobile-user-by-2014-876109.html Though this is planned to be by Cell Broadcast Service (CBS) whose accuracy is lesser than GPS.

[adi B]

i thought we launched our own gps sat years ago