NEW DELHI, Feb 14 (NNN-PTI) – India today, successfully launched the “EOS-04” satellite, from the first launch pad of Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC), off the Bay of Bengal coast, in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh, announced the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
The four-stage rocket lifted off with the Earth Observation Satellite-04 (EOS-04), and two others – a student satellite INSPIRES and a spacecraft dubbed INSAT-2DT.
After a smooth countdown of 25 hrs 30 minutes, the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV- C52) lifted off at 05:59 hrs (Indian Standard Time) in the opening of the launch window, added ISRO.
The important flight events, namely stage and strap-on ignitions, heat shield separation, stages and strap-on separation, satellite injection took place exactly as planned.
After a flight of about 17 minutes 34 seconds, three satellites, namely EOS-04, INSPIREsat-1 and INST-2TD, were injected successfully into a Sun-synchronous polar orbit of 529 km. The orbit achieved for the satellites is very close to the intended orbits, said an official statement by ISRO.
After separation, the two solar arrays of EOS-04 deployed automatically, and ISRO Telemetry Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC) at Bengaluru assumed control of the satellite.
In the coming days, the satellite will be brought to its final operational configuration, following which it will begin to provide data.– NNN-PTI
