Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully launch third and final development flight of the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV-D3) from Sriharikota on Friday morning. This flight completes the SSLV Development Project and enables operational missions by Indian industry and NSIL.
The third developmental flight of SSLV is successful. The SSLV-D3 placed EOS-08 precisely into the orbit.
The SSLV-D3 carrying earth observation satellite EOS-08 and SR-0 Demosat passenger satellite has launched from Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota at 9.17 am on August 16.
Around 13 minute after the launch of SSLV-D3 rocket by the ISRO, it successfully deployed the 175.5-kilogram Earth Observation Satellite (EOS-08), which equipped with three significant payloads: an Electro-Optical Infrared Payload (EOIR) for capturing images in various infrared bands, a Global Navigation Satellite System Reflectometry Payload (GNSS-R) for remote sensing applications, and a Silicon Carbide Ultraviolet Dosimeter (SiC UV) for monitoring UV irradiance and gamma radiation.
The rocket also placed 0.2kg SR-0 Demosat, developed by Space Kidz India, into same orbit around 3 minute later.
Isro chairman S Somanath said, “The rocket has placed the satellites into precise orbit. With this, we declare that the SSLV development process completed. Isro is in the process of transferring the technology to the industry.”
The successful launch shows a big step forward for the country’s space abilities. ISRO now has a rocket that can cheaply and easily launch small satellites to meet the increasing demand in the market.
ISRO’s SSLV-D3 / EOS-08
EOS-08 is a first-of-its-kind mission built on a standard ISRO ’s Microsat/IMS-1 bus with a suite of advanced payloads for observation in IR range, novel GNSS-R Payload and SiC UV dosimeter.
The satellite carries a host of new technology developments in satellite mainframe systems like an Integrated Avionics system – Communication, Baseband, Storage and Positioning (CBSP) Package, Structural panel embedded with PCB, embedded battery, Micro-DGA (Dual Gimbal Antenna), M-PAA (Phased array antenna) and Flexible solar panel & Nano star sensor etc for onboard Technology Demonstration.
The satellite carries three payloads namely Electro Optical Infrared Payload (EOIR), SAC, Global Navigation Satellite System- Reflectometry payload (GNSS-R), SAC and SiC UV Dosimeter, LEOS.
