ISRO successfully launches EOS-08 satellite

ISRO successfully launches EOS-08 satellite; says chairman Somanath

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launched on August 16^th the third and final developmental flight of SSLV-D3/ EOS-08 mission. The launch was done from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.

ISRO confirmed success of the flight. The SSLV-03 has precisely placed EOS-08 into the orbit.

Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) Is capable of launching mini, micro and nano satellites into 500-kilometre planar orbit. SSLV is a 3-stage launch vehicle with all solid propulsion stages and liquid propulsion-based Velocity Trimming Module (VTM) as terminal stage.  The design drivers of SSLV are low cost and has flexibility in accommodating multiple satellites.

The primary satellite, EOS-08, is a microsatellite built on an IMS-1 bus platform, and the mass of the satellite is around 175 kilograms. The primary objectives of the EOS-08 satellite are to create payload instruments compatible with the microsatellite bus and to incorporate new satellite-related mainframe technologies required for future micro-operational satellites. The satellite is equipped with 3 payloads: the Earth Observation Infrared Payload (EOIR), the Global Navigation Satellite System- Reflectometry Payload (GNSS-R) and Silicon carbide Ultra Violet Dosimeter (SiCUV).

The data from the satellite will be used for disaster monitoring, fire detection volcanic activity observation, industrial and power plant disaster monitoring, cryosphere studies over the Himalayan region and flood detection.

The Silicon carbide Ultra Violet Dosimeter is designed to monitor the UV radiance at the viewport of crew module of the Gagan Yaan mission. The mission life of the satellite is expected to be one year.  SSLV is poised to revolutionise the global space commercial market catering to the launch of small, mini, micro and nano satellites and it allows the launch of multiple satellites into multiple orbits with minimal infrastructure requirements.

SSLV-D3 is the third developmental flight of SSLV. The mission objectives of this satellite launch are the demonstration of repeatable flight performance of SSLV Vehicle Systems and injection of EOS -08 satellite and SR-0 DEMOSAR passenger satellite into 475-kilometre circular orbit.

This mission of SSLV-D3 intends to place EOS-08 weighing 175.5 kilograms the primary satellite in 475 kilometres circular lower the orbit with an inclination of 37.4 degrees. The machine also carries DEMOSAT from space rickshaw.

Present launch is the 3^rd and final developmental flight of the small satellite launch vehicle SSLV that is designed for low-cost access to space for micro, mini and nano satellite. Feasibility to be assembled in this time and launched on demand, thereby necessitating only minimal launch infrastructure.

ISRO chief Somnath congratulated to the SSLV-D3 team on this huge success and confirmed that everything is perfect.

This accomplishment will undoubtedly bolster Indian space ecosystem on the global stage.

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