ISRO launched Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System-1F

On 10 March 2016 The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) launched the country’s sixth Indian Regional Navigational Satellite System (IRNSS)-1F, on board the trusted launch vehicle PSLV C-32. 
•    The lift off took place from the second launch pad of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre(SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikotta, India’s spaceport at 4:01pm. 
•    XL version of PSLV was used in PSLV-C32 and it was the twelfth time that the 'XL' configuration was flown. 
•    The lift off mass of IRNSS – 1F is 1425 kg and the dry mass is 598 kg.
•    Its configuration is similar to that of IRNSS-1A, 1B, 1C, 1D AND 1E.
•    The two solar arrays of IRNSS-1F consisting of Ultra Triple Junction solar cells generate about 1660 watts of electrical power.
•    The Mission life of IRNSS-1F is 12 years
•    IRNSS-1F carried two types of payloads – navigation payload and ranging payload. 
•    This is India’s second mission in 2016, and the first one was also the successful insertion of an IRNSS-1E navigation satellite by PSLV C-31 on 20 January 2016. 
•    Other four IRNSS satellites which were launched are
•    IRNSS-1A Mission launched by PSLV C-22 in July 2013
•    IRNSS-1B Mission launched by PSLV C-24 in April 2014
•    IRNSS-1C Mission launched by PSLV C-26 in October 2014
•    IRNSS-1D Mission launched by PSLV C-27 in March 2015