Highlights-
- Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) successfully carried out its first mission of 2022.
- ISRO launched the new Earth observation satellite to space alongside two smaller rideshare satellites.
- EOS-04 is a radar imaging satellite designed to deliver high-quality photos in all-weather circumstances.
Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) successfully carried out its first mission of 2022. ISRO launched the new Earth observation satellite to space alongside two smaller rideshare satellites on its most trusted rocket PSLV-C52.
The satellite successfully parted from its PSLV rocket upper stage and deployed its solar arrays shortly after reaching orbit. The launch comes nearly six months after the GSLV F10/EOS-03 mission, which was aborted.
EOS-04 and two co-passenger payloads launched
The launch vehicle carrying the Earth observation satellite EOS-04 and two co-passenger payloads — INSPIREsat-1 and INS-2TD — lifted off from the spaceport after a 25-hour countdown. EOS-04 was launched from SAR in Sriharikota into a Sun-Synchronous Orbit about 529 kilometers above the planet. The four-stage rocket launched INSPIRESat, a student satellite, and INSAT-2DT, a spacecraft that will serve as a forerunner to a future joint India-Bhutan mission.
Radar imaging satellite
EOS-04 is a radar imaging satellite designed to deliver high-quality photos in all-weather circumstances for applications like agriculture, forestry and plantations, soil moisture and hydrology, and flood mapping. It weighs around 1,710 kg, provides 2,280 watts of electricity, and has a 10-year mission life.
Helpful in identifying the enemy’s movement
This satellite provides real-time weather and natural catastrophe information. ISRO centers will get these images in real-time, which might also be utilized in the construction of water supplies, crops, forests, roads, dams, and railways. Not only that, but the satellite’s strong eyes would also keep a check on the land and ocean borders. The enemy’s movement might potentially be identified with its assistance.
41st Earth Observation Satellite
This was India’s 41st Earth Observation Satellite launch. Bhaskara-1, the first of its kind, was launched on June 7, 1979. EOS-4, also known as RISAT-1A, has been put in an orbit 529 kilometers above the Earth. This mission is also very significant as the Satish Dhawan Space Center launched its 80th launch vehicle. This was the 54th successful launch of the PSLV rocket and the 23rd of the PSLV-XL.
In 43 years, ISRO has launched 41 Earth Observation Satellites. Three of them, in all, have failed. That equates to 40 successful attempts. The first failure occurred in 1988. Whereas, the second failure occurred in 1993. However, for the next 28 years, there was no failure.
