EOS-08 is an experimental
earth-observation Indian satellite launched on 16 August 2024.
Payloads
The satellite carries three payloads namely Electro Optical Infrared Payload (EOIR), SAC, Global Navigation Satellite System- Reflectometry payload (GNSS-R), SAC and SiC UV Dosimeter, LEOS.
* EOIR payload is to image in Mid-Wave IR (MIR) band and in Long Wave IR (LWIR) band during day and night for various applications like Satellite based surveillance, Disaster Monitoring, Environmental Monitoring, Fire Detection, Volcanic activities and Industrial and power plant disaster.
* GNSS-R payload is to demonstrate the capability using GNSS-R based
remote sensing
Remote sensing is the acquisition of information about an physical object, object or phenomenon without making physical contact with the object, in contrast to in situ or on-site observation. The term is applied especially to acquiring inform ...
to derive applications like Ocean Surface Winds, Soil moisture, Cryosphere applications over Himalayan Region, Flood detection, In-land waterbody detection etc.
* SiC UV Dosimeter is to monitor the UV irradiance in orbit and to use as a high dose alarm sensor for
UV radiation
Ultraviolet radiation, also known as simply UV, is electromagnetic radiation of wavelengths of 10–400 nanometers, shorter than that of visible light, but longer than X-rays. UV radiation is present in sunlight and constitutes about 10% of t ...
. It serves as a precursor test before the
Gaganyaan Mission.
History
The spacecraft was launched on the third and final test flight of the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle. The launch was postponed from August 15 and finally took place on August 16, 2024.
Three days after launch on August 19, the EIOR instrument sent back its first data, capturing high-resolution thermal images of pune city and of the Namibia Desert. It soon followed with an image capture over Santiago, Chile, following a pass of
Landsat 9
Landsat 9 is an Earth observation satellite launched on 27 September 2021 from Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 3, Space Launch Complex-3E at Vandenberg Space Force Base on an Atlas V , Atlas V 401 launch vehicle. NASA is in charge of building, ...
, indicating the local temperature difference over a span of 4 hours.
See also
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ISRO
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO ) is India's national space agency, headquartered in Bengaluru, Karnataka. It serves as the principal research and development arm of the Department of Space (DoS), overseen by the Prime Minister o ...
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SSLV
The Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) is a small-lift launch vehicle developed by the ISRO, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to deliver payload to low Earth orbit () or payload to Sun-synchronous orbit (). The rocket supports mu ...
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List of Indian satellites
This list covers most artificial satellites built and operated by the Republic of India. India has been successfully launching satellites of various types from 1975. Apart from Indian rockets, these satellites have been launched from various v ...
References
{{Orbital launches in 2024
Earth observation satellites of India
Spacecraft launched by India in 2024
Small satellites
Small Satellite Launch Vehicle