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ISRO Successfully Launches EOS-08 Satellite

  • 16 Aug 2024

On 16th August, 2024, ISRO successfully launched its Earth Observation Satellite (EOS-08) and SR-O DEMOSAT satellites into orbit aboard the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle-D3.

  • ISRO's Small Satellite Launch Vehicle-D3, its third developmental flight, launched the Earth Observation Satellite EOS-08 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre.
  • The mission's objectives include designing a microsatellite and developing payload instruments suitable for the microsatellite bus.
  • EOS-08, built on the Microsat/IMS-1 bus, carries three payloads: Electro Optical Infrared Payload (EOIR), Global Navigation Satellite System-Reflectometry (GNSS-R), and SiC UV Dosimeter.
  • The EOIR payload captures images in Mid-Wave IR (MIR) and Long-Wave IR (LWIR) bands, aiding in satellite-based surveillance, disaster monitoring, and environmental observation.
  • The GNSS-R payload is used for analyzing ocean surface winds, soil moisture, cryosphere studies, flood detection, and inland waterbody mapping.
  • The SiC UV Dosimeter monitors UV irradiance and serves as a gamma radiation alarm sensor for the Gaganyaan Mission.