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Stefan Hackel is a flight dynamics engineer at DLR’s German Space Operations Center, where he works on software development and spacecraft operations.

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NVS-02: Navigation signals from transfer orbit Posted on 08 May 2025 in the From the Magazine & Featured Stories & Featured Stories & GNSS & Latest News categories.

NVS-02 is a second-generation navigation satellite of the Indian regional navigation satellite system NavIC. It was launched on Jan. 28, 2025, but could not reach its designated orbit due to a malfunction of a valve of the thrusters. Thus, the satellite is still in its transfer orbit. Read more»