India Targets August For Replacement IRNSS Launch

BENGALURU—India plans to launch a backup Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) spacecraft in August to replace the ailing IRNSS-1A satellite, which has seen all three of its rubidium atomic clocks fail. “Preparations are still going on. The launch is scheduled for next month,” says a...

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