NEW DELHI: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will launch an earth observation satellite EOS-08 onboard its Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) this morning. The launch will take place at 9:17 AM from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. Six-and-a-half-hour countdown for the launch began at 2:47 AM early this morning. The countdown for this mission is very short. The mission named SSLV-D3/EOS-08 will be the third and final developmental flight for SSLV after which the rocket will get into full-fledged operational mode.
The SSLV rocket is shorter, only 34 metres tall, compared to PSLV rockets which are 44 metres tall. The SSLV rocket is used to place mini, micro or nano satellites into Low Earth Orbit. The satellites carried in the SSLV-D3-EOS-08 mission weigh 175.5 kg. The key features of SSLV vehicles are – it provides low-cost access to Space, offers low turn-around time and flexibility in accommodating multiple satellites, and demands minimal launch infrastructure. The cost of SSLV will be around 20-30 percent lesser than the cost of PSLV missions, which use bigger rockets capable of deep space missions.
Source: AIR
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