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Nov. 7, 2020
PSLV-DL launches EOS-01 and nine other satellites
For ISRO’s PSLV-C49 mission, a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) in “DL” configuration launched EOS-01 as primary satellite, along with nine international customer satellites, from the First Launch Pad (FLP) of Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota, on 7 November 2020, at 09:32 UTC (15:02 IST).
PSLV-DL launches EOS-01 and nine other satellites
EOS-01 is an earth observation satellite intended for applications in agriculture, forestry and disaster management support. The other satellites are four Kleos cubesats (KSM-1A/1B/1C/1D), four Lemur cubesats (Lemur-1/2/3/4) and R2 technology demonstration satellite.
EOS 1 radar Earth observation satellite
India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), designated PSLV-C49, launches the EOS 1 radar Earth observation satellite for the Indian Space Research Organization. EOS 1 was formerly known as RISAT 2BR2. The PSLV also launches four Kleos Scouting Mission radio surveillance nanosatellites for Kleos Space, a Luxembourg-based company, and multiple Lemur 2 CubeSats for Spire Global. The mission use the PSLV-DL version of the PSLV with two strap-on solid rocket boosters. Delayed from December 2019 and Nov. 6.
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