GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
DEPARTMENT OF SPACE
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2770
TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 05, 2026
SATELLITES UNDER NAVIC SYSTEM
2770. SHRI MURASOLI S:
Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:
(a) the number of satellites under the Navigation with Indian
Constellation (NavIC) system that have failed or gone out of
service during the last five years, satellite-wise;
(b)...
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF SPACE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2770 TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 05, 2026 SATELLITES UNDER NAVIC SYSTEM
2770. SHRI MURASOLI S:
Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:
(a) the number of satellites under the Navigation with Indian Constellation (NavIC) system that have failed or gone out of service during the last five years, satellite-wise;
(b) the reasons identified for such failures including atomic clock malfunctions reported in earlier NavIC satellites and the steps taken by the Government to restore them;
(c) the status and timeline of launching replacement or second- generation NavIC satellites to restore full constellation capacity and if so, the details thereof; and
(d) the details of the expected timeline for the restoration of the NavIC Constellation? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES & PENSIONS AND IN THE PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE (DR. JITENDRA SINGH):
****(a) to (d) Necessary corrective measures have been incorporated and successfully implemented and tested in CMS-03 satellite. Same will be followed in subsequent satellites including NavIC series of satellites carrying bi-propellant systems.
NVS-03 is ready for launch after incorporation of all corrective measures arising from the NVS-02 anomaly. It will be followed by the launch of NVS-04 and NVS-05. One more satellite is planned thereafter to complete the seven-satellite NavIC base layer constellation.
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