LAUNCH CENTER

Success

Sat Nov 07 2020

Indian Space Research Organization

EOS-01 (RISAT-2BR2)

Launch Successful

LAUNCH PREVIEW

Launch Time

(9:41 AM UTC)

Launch Window Start

(9:41 AM UTC)

Launch Window End

(9:41 AM UTC)

RECOVERY OVERVIEW

Location

No Recovery Specified

Type

No Recovery Specified

Rocket Details

Name:

PSLV-DL

Description:

PSLV-DL variant has only two strapons boosters with 12 tonne propellant load on them. PSLV-C44 on 24 January 2019 was the first flight to use PSLV-DL variant of Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle.

MISSION OVERVIEW

Type: Earth Science
EOS-1 (previously known as RISAT-2BR2) is an imaging mission of ISRO using an active SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) imager to provide continuity of service for RISAT-2. The objective of the RISAT mission is to use the all-weather as well as the day-and-night SAR observation capability in applications such as agriculture, forestry, soil moisture, geology, sea ice, coastal monitoring, object identification, and flood monitoring, but also for military surveillance. Flight also carries 9 rideshare payloads, including Lithuanian NanoAvionics R2 satellite - pathfinder for their M6P cubesat platform, 4 KSM satellites of Kleos Space for a maritime geolocation constellation, and 4 Lemur satellites for Spire.

COMPLEX OVERVIEW

Location

Sriharikota, Republic of India

Pad

Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad