EARTH OBSERVATION SATELLITE BY ISRO.....

 

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said on Wednesday that the country will launch its latest earth observation satellite (EOS-01) and nine international customer spacecraft onboard its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle 'PSLV-C49' from the spaceport of Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh on November 7.

  This is the first launch by the ISRO since the coronavirus induced lockdown came into effect in March.

  The ISRO wrote on Twitter, "ISRO PSLV-C49 set to launch EOS-01 and nine customer satellites from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota at 15.02 hours (IST) on November 7, 2020, subject to weather conditions."


  Meanwhile, the city-headquartered ISRO said in a statement, "The EOS-01 is intended for applications in agriculture, forestry and disaster management support.

  The launch tentatively scheduled at 03.02pm on November 7 subject to weather conditions from Satish Dhawan Space Center at Shriharikota.

  The customer satellites are being launched under commercial agreement with New Space India Limited (NSIL), Department of Space, the ISRO said.  The most remarkable thing is, This will be the 51st mission of ISRO's  workhorse Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle.

  The ISRO also said that in view of the strict corona pandemic norms in place at the launh centre, gathering of media personnel there hasn't been planned and the viewing gallery will be remain closed. However, the live telecast of the launh will be available on ISRO website, YouTube, Facebook and Twitter channels.

  10 space missions, being prepared for launch in 2020, have been suffered due to the lockdown, said ISRO chairman K Sivan.