TNPSC Thervupettagam

NAVIC Messaging System

March 19 , 2020 1586 days 925 0
  • The Department of Space reported at the Parliament that ISRO has designed NAVIC messaging system and receiver.
  • The system is currently used by the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information system (INCOIS).
  • The system is used to broadcast emergency warning messages in cases such as tsunami, cyclone, high waves.
  • The NAVIC is Navigation in Indian Constellation.
  • It is an Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) developed by ISRO.
  • There are 8 satellites in the constellation.
  • The main objective of NAVIC is to provide continuous surveillance of the Indian sub-continent.

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