ISRO - PSLV-C54 / EOS-06 Mission poster.
Nov 26, 2022
PSLV-XL carrying EOS-06 liftoff
For ISRO’s PSLV-C54 mission, a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) in the “XL” configuration (PSLV-XL) launched EOS-06 (Earth Observation Satellite - 06) and eight nano-satellites, from the First Launch Pad (FLP) of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC), Sriharikota, India, on 26 November 2022, at 06:26 UTC (11:56 IST).
PSLV-XL launches EOS-06
EOS-6 is the third-generation satellite in the Oceansat series. This is to provide continuity services of Oceansat-2 spacecraft with enhanced payload specifications as well as application areas.
EOS-06 satellite
Payloads:
- Ocean Color Monitor (OCM-3)
- Sea Surface Temperature Monitor (SSTM)
- Ku-Band Scatterometer (SCAT-3)
- ARGOS
Mission Objectives:
- To ensure the data continuity of Ocean colour and wind vector data to sustain the operational applications.
- To improve the applications, some additional datasets such as Sea Surface Temperature and more number of bands in Optical region for florescence and in Infrared region for atmospheric corrections are accommodated.
- To develop / improve related algorithms and data products to serve in well- established application areas and to enhance the mission utility.
SATELLITES IN PSLV-C54
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Credits: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)/SciNews/Orbiter.ch Aerospace/Roland Berga.
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