INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
the successful launch of the SSLV-D2.After failing to place the satellites in orbit on its maiden flight on August 7, 2022, SSLV on its
second developmental flight, placed three satellites including EOS-07, an earth observation satellite, and Janus-1 from US firm Antaris, in
On Friday morning, SSLV, which is 34m tall and weighs 120 tonnes, lifted off from the first launch pad at Satish Dhawan Space Centre,
Around 13 minutes into the launch, the vehicle separated EOS-07, weighing 156.3kg, and 1.6 minute later ejected the 10.2kg Janus-1 and 8.8kg
Azaadisat-2 made by Space Kidz India
The satellites were intended for a 450km circular orbit.Isro chairman said the vehicle used a new, cost-effective guidance and navigation
Isro is also working on a new spaceport at Kulasekarapattinam in Tamil Nadu to launch SSLVs.Somanath said Isro teams have started the launch
campaign for PSLV-C55 slated for the end of March
The agency is also gearing up for launch of 36 satellites of the UK-based OneWeb
The chairman said Isro will do a landing demonstration of its reusable launch vehicle and, by the end of this year, launch the Nisar
satellite that it developed with Nasa.
