New Delhi: EOS-8 for earth observation was successfully launched from Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota on Friday morning. A new Earth observation satellite EOS-8 has been launched inside this rocket. A small satellite SR-0 DEMOSAT, a passenger satellite, has also been sent with the rocket. Both satellites will revolve in a circular orbit at an altitude of 475 km from the earth.

EOS-08 has three payloads

The satellites carried in the SSLV-D3-EOS-08 mission weigh 175.5 kg. The objectives of the EOS-08 mission include designing and developing microsatellites. EOS-08 carries three payloads. These include Electro Optical Infrared Payload (EOIR), Global Navigation Satellite System-Reflectometry Payload (GNSS-R) and CIC UV Dosimeter.

Satellite will monitor natural disasters

The EOIR payload is designed to acquire images for satellite based surveillance, disaster monitoring, environmental monitoring. GNSS-R will demonstrate remote sensing capability for sea surface wind analysis, soil moisture estimation, flood detection. SIC UV Dosimeter will monitor ultraviolet radiation in Gaganyaan mission. SIC UV Dosimeter will monitor ultraviolet radiation in Gaganyaan mission.

ISRO is all set to launch the earth observation satellite EOS-08 through the third and final developmental flight of the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV). This will be the third and final developmental flight of SSLV-D3.