| Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) • It can launch Mini, Micro or Nanosatellites (10 to 500kg mass) into a 500km planar orbit. • SSLV is a three-stage launch vehicle with all solid propulsion stages and a liquid propulsion-based Velocity Trimming Module (VTM) as the terminal stage. |
- The ISRO successfully launched the EOS-08 Earth Observation Satellite aboard the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV-D3) from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC), Sriharikota.
- EOS-08 was injected into a 475-km circular orbit as planned.
- EOS-08, a first-of-its-kind mission, is built on ISRO’s Microsat/IMS-1 bus.
- The satellite introduces new mainframe technologies, including an Integrated Avionics system, structural panel embedded with PCB, Micro-DGA, M-PAA, flexible solar panel, and Nano star sensor for onboard technology demonstration.
- Electro-Optical Infrared Payload (EOIR): Provides imaging in the Mid-Wave IR (MIR) and Long-Wave IR (LWIR) bands for applications like satellite-based surveillance, disaster monitoring, environmental monitoring, fire detection, and more.
- GNSS-R Payload: Demonstrates GNSS-R-based remote sensing for applications like ocean surface winds, soil moisture, cryosphere monitoring, flood detection, and inland water body detection.
- SiC UV Dosimeter: Monitors UV irradiance at the viewport of the Crew Module in the Gaganyaan Mission and serves as a high-dose alarm sensor for gamma radiation.
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