Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle \u2013 SSLV-D2 was launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota on Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The launch has put ISRO\u2019s earth observation satellite EOS-07 and two co-passenger satellites Janus-1 and AzaadiSAT-2 into a 450 km circular orbit around the Earth. According to ISRO, the second developmental flight of SSLV-D2 was scheduled at 09:18 hours IST from the first launch pad at SDSC SHAR in Sriharikota. SSLV-D2 is intended to inject the EOS-07, Janus-1 and AzaadiSAT-2 satellites into 450 km circular orbit, in its 15 minutes flight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Soon after the launch, Mission Director, ISRO Vinoth said \u201cJanus 1 satellite separated. SSLV D2 mission accomplished.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The new vehicle was developed to capture the emerging small and microsatellite commercial market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSSLV-D2\/EOS-07 Mission is accomplished successfully. SSLV-D2 placed EOS-07, Janus-1, and AzaadiSAT-2 into their intended orbits,\u201d the ISRO director said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
EOS-07 is 156.3 kg satellite designed, developed and realized by ISRO. New experiments include mm-Wave Humidity Sounder and Spectrum Monitoring Payload. Janus-1, a 10.2 kg satellite belongs to US-based firm Antaris . It is configured with three solid propulsion stages and a velocity terminal module. It is a 34 m tall, 2 m diameter vehicle having a lift-off mass of 120 t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile the 8.7 kg satellite AzaadiSAT-2 is a combined effort of about 750 girl students across India guided by Chennai-based Space Kidz India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SSLV caters to the launch of up to 500 kg satellites to Low Earth Orbits on \u2018launch-on-demand\u2019 basis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The space research body said it provides low-cost access to Space, offers low turn-around time and flexibility in accommodating multiple satellites, and demands minimal launch infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The first test flight of SSLV ended in partial failure on August 9, 2022.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle \u2013 SSLV-D2 was launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota on Friday. The launch has put ISRO\u2019s earth observation satellite EOS-07 and two co-passenger satellites Janus-1 and AzaadiSAT-2 into a 450 km circular orbit around the Earth. According to ISRO, the second […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2017,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2016","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-national"],"yoast_head":"\n