The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) will launch its first satellite this year next month. According to the information given by ISRO, this satellite will be launched from Sriharikota’s Satish Dhawan Space Center on November 7 at 3:02 pm. However the test will also depend on the weather conditions. On November 7, ISRO will launch the primary satellite EOS-01 and 8 customer satellites.
#ISRO #PSLVC49 set to launch # EOS01 and 9 Customer Satellites from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota at 1502 Hrs IST on Nov 7, 2020, subject to weather conditions.
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– ISRO (@isro) October 28, 2020
PSLV will have 51st mission
According to information given on ISRO’s website, this will be the 51st mission of Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C49). Through this, EOS-01 will be launched as a primary satellite and 9 international customer satellites will be launched from Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota.
Satellite ES-01 will help in farming and disaster management
ES-01 is an Earth Observation Satellite. It will be used for farming, forestry and disaster management support. Customer satellites will be launched under commercial agreement. This agreement has happened with NewSpace India Limited, Department of Space.
Instructions issued in view of corona epidemic
The corona epidemic has also had a major impact on launching. Due to this, ISRO has issued special guidelines.
- No plans have been made to mobilize media persons at Sriharikota’s Satish Dhawan Space Center.
- During the launch, the viewing gallery (from where the launching is viewed) will be closed.
- The launch will be telecast live which will be done on ISRO’s website, YouTube, Facebook and Twitter channel.
Source: www.financialexpress.com