ISRO to launch 'Earth Observation Satellite' EOS-4 on Valentine's Day
ISRO Satellite Launch: The Indian Space & Research Organisation (ISRO) is slated to conduct its first satellite launch of 2022 on Valentine's Day as it lifts off the Earth Observation Satellite (EOS-04), also dubbed RISAT1.
The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSLV-C52 will launch on February 14 at 5:59 am. The rocket is being prepared at the first launch pad of Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota.
The 1710-kilogram satellite will be launched into a sun-synchronous polar orbit at an altitude of 529 kilometres above the planet. Preparations for 2022'S first launch have been almost completed.
The countdown to the satellite's launch will begin 25 hours and 30 minutes before launch, with the launch process beginning at 4.29 a.m. on February 14. ISRO had previously stated that the EOS-4 / RISAT-1A satellite would be launched by the PSLV-C52 rocket in July 2021.
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However, the launch of the satellite has been repeatedly postponed because of the ongoing Covid-19 outbreak in the country, and ISRO has now set a date for its launch on February 14.
ISRO's 'Earth Observation Satellite' EOS-4/RISAT-1A is a microwave remote sensing satellite.
The PSLV will also carry two small satellites in addition to EOS-04. These include one student satellite, INSPIREsat-1 and a technology demonstrator satellite named INS-2TD.
INSPIREsat-1 was created by the Indian Institute of Space Science & Technology in collaboration with the University of Colorado's Laboratory of Atmospheric & Space Physics, while the INS-2TD is a precursor to the India-Bhutan Joint Satellite (INS-2B).
EOS-04 is a Radar Imaging Satellite that is designed to give high-quality images in all-weather circumstances for applications like agriculture, forestry and plantations, soil moisture and hydrology, and flood mapping. After the Launch Authorization Board approves the mission for launch, the countdown for the mission will begin.
"Now it's official!! PSLVC52 is set to orbit the Sun 529 km away on February 14th at 5:59 am EOS-04 Radar Imaging Satellite and 2 other small satellites!" read a tweet by ISRO.
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