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SSLV | EOS-08/Microsat-2C

EOS-08/Microsat-2C

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Launch Details

Date: 16 Aug 2024, 03:47 am UTC

Rocket: SSLV

Provider: Indian Space Research Organization

Mission

Type: Earth Science

Orbit: Low Earth Orbit

Pad: Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India

Mission Description

Earth observation micro-satellite for ISRO designed to test new technologies for building an Earth observation satellite in a micro-satellite bus. The satellite hoists an Electro-Optical Infrared Payload (EOIR) for Earth observation, a Global Navigation Satellite System-Reflectometry payload (GNSS-R) for weather studies, and an UV Dosimeter to measure UV radiation in low Earth orbit. Also flying is the cubesat Space Rickshaw-0.