It placed the satellite in orbit, precisely 19 minutes after it lifted off from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota at 9:31 AM today. IRNSS is designed to provide accurate position information service to users in 🇮🇳 as well as in the region up to 1,500 km from its boundary. This is the 5⃣th installment of what is supposed to be a constellation of 7⃣ satellites. IRNSS-1E had a lift off mass of 1425 kg and was fitted with C-band transponders for better determination of range of the satellite.