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Last week, ISRO confirmed that the atomic clock on board the Indian Regional Navigational Satellite System-1F—the first generation of the NavIC satellites—had stopped functioning.

A sudden atomic clock failure on March 13, 2026, disabled a key NavIC satellite within minutes, prompting concerns over India’s GPS alternative and its long-term performance. This event has made ISRO ...

ISRO's IRNSS-1F satellite has failed after its atomic clock stopped, leaving only three satellites to support India's NavIC ...

IRSO's NavIC system faces challenges as the last atomic clock fails, reducing operational satellites for navigation services.

At least four indigenous navigation satellites must be fully operational for the NavIC system to provide navigation services to the public and government agencies such as railways and the military.

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) reported a failure in the atomic clock of its IRNSS-1F satellite, affecting India's regional navigation system.

India's space agency Isro and AIIMS have joined forces to research space medicine, crucial for upcoming long-duration ...

Buying semiconductor chips from outside meant delays, high costs, and one more reason to depend on foreign nations, but ISRO's plans intend to change that ...

India’s space agency ISRO fired its upgraded CE20 cryogenic engine for nearly three minutes at Mahendragiri, validating higher thrust performance for the LVM3 rocket and upcoming missions like ...

Under the partnership, the two institutions will collaborate on both ground-based and space-based research in space medicine.