Countdown for launch of EOS-08 and Space Rickshaw satellites to begin today
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 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 Indian space agency will celebrate the country’s Independence Day by putting into orbit an earth observation satellite (EOS) with its small rocket – Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV).
The Indian space agency has named the year 2024 as the year of Gaganyaan with several tests being planned for the realisation of manned space mission in 2025, said a top official.
Hours after the SSLV-D1 was launched with two satellites at about 9.18 a.m., the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said the satellites are unusable as they were put into a different orbit than the intended one.
SSLV is ideal for on-demand, quick turn-around launch of small satellites.
