Another big success of ISRO, EOS-08 launched, know the full details of the mission

16 august 2024

The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has achieved another major success today. The Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV-D3) launched Earth Observation Satellite-8 (EOS-08) from Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota. This is after the second successful launch of the second test flight of the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV-D2-EOS-07) in February 2023.

This is the third mission of ISRO

Today’s mission is the third mission for the Bengaluru-headquartered space agency in 2024 after the successful launch of PSLV-C58/XpoSat missions in January and GSLV-F14/INSAT-3DS missions in February. ISRO said the six-and-a-half-hour countdown ahead of the launch – the SSLV-D3-EOS08 mission – had begun at 02.47 am IST.

The smallest SSLV rocket, with a height of about 34 metres, was planned for launch on August 15 at 9.17 am and was later launched on August 16 at 9.19 am from the first launch pad of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre here.