Sriharikota: ISRO on Friday successfully placed an Earth observation and SR-O DEMOSAT satellites into intended orbit. The space agency launched its third and final developmental flight, Small Satellite Launch Vehicle-D3, carrying Earth Observation Satellite EOS-08.
The rocket lifted off majestically from the first launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre here, situated about 135 km east of Chennai at a pre-fixed time of 9.17 am.
The objectives of the SSLV-D3-EOS-08 mission include designing and developing a microsatellite and creating payload instruments compatible with the microsatellite bus, ISRO said.
Collecting information related to natural disasters will be easier
After the success of this mission of ISRO, it will become easier to collect information related to natural disasters.
On the occasion of this launch, ISRO Chief S Somnath said, "The rocket has placed the spacecraft in the exact orbit as planned. I think there is no deviation in its position."
He said that everything is fine at the moment. Now we can say that the process of SSLV is complete.
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