Atomic clock: GK, General Studies and Current Affairs

Galileo global satellite navigation system of European Union

November 2, 2018

Recently, China has successfully launched its first geostationary BeiDou-3 satellite ‘G1Q’ into high orbit (about 36,000 km above the Earth) to boost its home-grown BeiDou global satellite navigation system. It was launched from the Xichang ..

The Space Applications Centre (SAC) develops an indigenous atomic clock for navigation satellites

May 8, 2018

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has developed an indigenous atomic clock that will be used in navigation satellites to measure precise location data. It is being developed by the Ahmedabad-based Space Applications Centre (SAC). ..