» India’s desi-GPS is now in the same league as the US, Russia and China — can scan 1,500 kilometres beyond its own borders India’s desi-GPS is now in the same league as the US, Russia and China — can scan 1,500 kilometres beyond its own borders Prabhjote GillDec 10, 2020, 10:42 IST IRNSS-1G, one of the satellites that powers NavIC, before being launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) aboard the PSLV-C33 with two halves of the heat shields seenISRO India’s homegrown navigation system, NAVIC, is now in the same league as the US, Russia and China after being approved by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO).