EOS-01 (formerly known as ''RISAT-2BR2'' ) is an

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, synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) based all weather

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built by the

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(ISRO) for tasks pertaining to

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and

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. It is a part of India's

RISAT RISAT (Radar Imaging Satellite) is a series of Indian radar imaging reconnaissance satellites built by ISRO. They provide all-weather surveillance using synthetic aperture radars (SAR). The ''RISAT'' series are the first all-weather Earth ob ...

series of SAR imaging spacecraft and would be third satellite in the series including RISAT-2B, RISAT-2BR1 with 120°

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. EOS-01 has been developed at the cost of roughly .

Launch

EOS-1 (RISAT-2BR2) has been launched onboard a

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on 7 November 2020 along with 9 foreign satellites. The satellite was although earlier scheduled for first half of 2020, impact of

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affected ISRO's activities and delayed a number of programs by months and it was first launch mission of ISRO in 2020. Due to fears of infections amid pandemic, gathering of staff and media were dismissed for this launch. As per reports on 29 October 2020, RISAT-2BR2 was renamed as "EOS-01" per new naming criteria adopted by ISRO.

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PSLV-C49/EOS-01

PSLV-C49/EOS-01 Gallery
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Launch

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