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In a landmark journey into a new era of space application, India successfully launched its first dedicated navigation satellite using the Polar satellite Launch Vehicle which blasted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre. (PTI/R Senthil Kumar)

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The country's workhorse PSLV blasted off at 11.41pm on Monday night and it ejected IRNSS-1A satellite and placed it in orbit a little past midnight, technically. (PTI)

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It is designed to provide accurate position information service to users in the country as well as the region extending up to 1,500 km from its boundary, which is its primary service area. (PTI/R Senthil Kumar)

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"IRNSS-1A was launched at a cost of approximately Rs 125 crore," ISRO chairman K Radhakrishnan said after the launch. (PTI)

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Over Rs 300 crore is earmarked for the ground segment and almost all the satellites would cost Rs 125 crore, since all of them would most probably be identical, he said. (PTI)

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IRNSS will be on lines with Russia's Global Orbiting Navigation Satellite System (GLONASS), United States' Global Positioning System (GPS), European Union's Galileo (GNSS), China's BeiDou satellite navigation system and the Quasi-Zenith Satellite System. (PTI/R Senthil Kumar)

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Now, India is also an exclusive band of countries having their own navigation systems with the launch of the IRNSS-1A satellite. (PTI/R Senthil Kumar)

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