EOS-08

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EOS-8
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Rendering of EOS-08 in deployed configuration
NamesMicrosat - 2C
Mission type Earth Observation
Operator ISRO
COSPAR ID 2024-147A OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
SATCAT no. 60454 OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Website ISRO SSLV-D3 / EOS-08 Mission
Mission durationexpected – 1 year
elasped – 1 year, 5 days
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type Earth observation satellite
Bus IMS-1
Manufacturer VSSC, ISRO
Launch mass175.5 kg
Power420W
Start of mission
Launch date16 August 2024, 03:47 IST
Rocket SSLV-D3
Launch site Satish Dhawan Space Center, First Launch Pad (FLP)
Contractor ISRO
Orbital parameters
Regime Low-Earth Orbit (LEO)
Altitude475 kilometer
Inclination 37.4°
Instruments
Electro Optical Infrared Payload (EOIR)
Global Navigation Satellite System- Reflectometry payload (GNSS-R)
SiC UV Dosimeter
  EOS-07
EOS-09  

EOS-08 is an experimental earth-observation Indian satellite launched on 16 August 2024. [1]

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Payloads

The satellite carries three payloads namely Electro Optical Infrared Payload (EOIR), SAC, Global Navigation Satellite System- Reflectometry payload (GNSS-R), SAC and SiC UV Dosimeter, LEOS.

History

The spacecraft was launched on the third and final test flight of the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle. The launch was postponed from August 15 [2] and finally took place on August 16, 2024. [3]

Three days after launch on August 19, the EIOR instrument sent back its first data, capturing high-resolution thermal images of pune city and of the Namibia Desert. It soon followed with an image capture over Santiago, Chile, following a pass of Landsat 9, indicating the local temperature difference over a span of 4 hours. [4] [5]

See also

References

  1. "SSLV-D3 EOS-08 Mission" (PDF). isro.gov.in. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
  2. "Isro postpones launch of SSLV on final development flight to August 16". India Today. 2024-08-13. Retrieved 2024-09-21.
  3. "SSLV to launch on final development flight today, deploy EOS-08". India Today. 2024-08-16. Retrieved 2024-09-21.
  4. "EOIR Payload on EOS-08 Begins Operations, Offering excellent Thermal Imaging Capabilities". www.isro.gov.in. Retrieved 2024-09-21.
  5. Shekhar, Laasya (September 20, 2024). "ISRO's latest satellite captures high-resolution images of Pune and Namibia". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 21 September 2024.