Atomic clocks are the heart of any satellite navigation system, providing the ultra-precise timing required to determine ...

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.

Atomic clocks are key for satellites being able to provide positioning data that is used for applications such as navigation of vehicles, mapping and surveying, and even planning large constructions ...

Launched aboard the PSLV–C32, ISRO’s workhorse, and successfully placed into geosynchronous orbit on March 10, 2016, it was ...

On 13th March 2026, the procured on-board atomic clock stopped functioning. However, the satellite will continue to function ...

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The impetus for NavIC, formerly known as the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS), arose from the 1999 Indo-Pak war. After the United States restricted Indian military access to GPS ...

For many years, cesium atomic clocks have been reliably keeping time around the world. But the future belongs to even more accurate clocks: optical atomic clocks. In a few years' time, they could ...