ISRO launches all-weather earth imaging satellite from Sriharikota
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Saturday launched the earth observation satellite EOS-01 along with nine international customer satellites on board its Polar rocket PSLV-C49 from the spaceport of Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.
According to ISRO, EOS-01 is an earth observation satellite intended for applications in agriculture, forestry and disaster management support.
The customer satellites were launched under commercial agreement with NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), Department of Space, it said. The customer satellites include one from Lithuania for technology demonstration, and four each from Luxembourg and USA for maritime applications and multi-mission remote sensing, respectively.
WATCH ISRO launches EOS01 and 9 customer satellites from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota pic.twitter.com/2ifOeAYIpx
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This was the first launch by the Indian Space Research Organisation since the COVID-19 induced lockdown came into force in March. Earlier in December 2019, ISRO had launched RISAT-2BR1, another earth observation satellite similar to EOS-01.
