India to launch its own navigation satellite system

Senior space scientist Prabhakar J. Bhat has said that India will end its dependence on the U.S. for operating the global positioning system (GPS) with the launch of the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) in July. Interacting with school and college students here as part of the National Science Day by the Karnataka State Science Parishat and the Prouda Devaraya Pre University Science College on Sunday, he said that all the countries were depending on the GPS satellite launched by the U.S. now. More

(Source: The Hindu - Feb 29)