ISRO Launched Three Satellites

• 15 Feb 2022

On 14^th February 2022, the Indian Space Research Organisation has successfully launched EOS-04, an all-weather earth observation satellite, and two other satellites into space on PSLV-C52 rocket from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota.

(Image Source: ISRO)

EOS-04

• It is a Radar Imaging Satellite designed to provide high quality images under all weather conditions for applications such as Agriculture, Forestry & Plantations, Soil Moisture & Hydrology and Flood mapping. It has a mission life of 10 years.

Co-passengers

• INSPIREsat-1: This satellite would study the dynamics of the upper atmosphere. It also carries an X-ray spectrometer for studying solar flares. It is built by the Thiruvananthapuram-based Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology in collaboration with the University of Colorado in the United States. Students from Nanyang Technological University in Singapore and National Central University of Taiwan have also contributed to this satellite. This is the first time Taiwan’s scientists have participated in an international team launching a satellite from India.
• INS-2TD: It has a thermal imaging camera meant for earth observation purposes like assessment of land and water surface temperature, and identification of forest and tree cover. It is a technology demonstrator for the first India-Bhutan joint satellite - BhutanSat, or INS-2B - that is scheduled to be launched in March 2022.