ISRO Successfully Puts Three Satellites into Orbit on Board the PSLV C-52

The Indian Space Research Organisation, ISRO has successfully launched the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle PSLV-C52 from the first launch pad of Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota.

Key highlights of the launch

• India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle PSLV-C52 injected Earth Observation Satellite EOS-04, into an intended sun synchronous polar orbit of 529 km altitude from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, SHAR, Sriharikota.
• PSLV lifted off from the first launch pad at SHAR. This was the 80th launch vehicle mission from SDSC SHAR, Sriharikota.

About PSLV-C52/EOS-04 Mission:

• The EOS-04 or Risat-1A, the fifth flight in its Radar Imaging Satellite (RISAT) series, is a radar imaging satellite.
• The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle-C52 launched Risat-1A into a sun-synchronous polar orbit of 529km. 
• The primary instrument onboard is SAR-C. This stands for Synthetic Aperture Radar (in the so-called C band, with a frequency of 5.35 GHz).
  • It is a high-resolution, all-weather, multi-purpose imager for ocean, land and ice.
• Application: The satellite is designed to provide high-quality images under all-weather conditions for applications such as
  • Agriculture
  • forestry and plantations
  • soil moisture and hydrology
  • flood mapping
  • The radar imaging satellite will also boost India's border security by facilitating an additional eye in the sky.
• Weight: about 1710 kg, the satellite generates 2280 W power
• Mission life: 10 years

INSPIREsat-1 & INS-2TD

• The vehicle also placed two small satellites:
• A student satellite (INSPIREsat-1) from Indian Institute of Space Science & Technology (IIST) in association with Laboratory of Atmospheric & Space Physics at University of Colorado, Boulder
• A technology demonstrator satellite (INS-2TD) from ISRO, which is a precursor to India-Bhutan Joint Satellite (INS-2B).