SriharikotaIndia’s space agency launched NVS-03 with three pyro valves open.
The launch restores India’s NavIC to its four-satellite minimum operating configuration.
A connector fault likely stopped NVS-02’s oxidiser valve firing in 2025, a hurdle the open valves bypass, Narayanan said.
The agency’s chief, V Narayanan, said NavIC reaches civilian phones only once the full seven-satellite constellation is complete.
India’s space agency plans NVS-04 in five months and NVS-05 in 10.
How each outlet framed it
drawn from 100+ reports worldwide
- Hindustan Times leans favorable
- ties the NVS-03 launch to timekeeping, noting banks and exchanges depend on the atomic clock and India's move off GPS for Indian Standard Time
- mint
- centers the three-open-pyro-valves workaround after the NVS-02 failure, tracing the fault to a disengaged connector contact
- Economic Times
Sources: Hindustan Times, mint, Economic Times