Isro SSLV RCKET to Establishing EOS 8 Satellite tv for PC and Area Rickshaw on Sixteenth August

ISRO EOS-8 Satellite tv for PC Forming: ISRO is going to be an important launch of ISRO a day after India’s Independence Day i.e. on 16 August. A small rocket of ISRO, also known as Baby Rocket, will fly with the meaning of EOS-8 with imaging satellite. Along with this, a demo set named SR-0 will also be transported to the space. The full name of SR-0 is Space Rickshaw. It has been prepared by a Chennai’s startup. The EOS-8 and SR-0 will be launched from the Launch Center in Sriharikota.

This launch is special because India is going to use a small rocket and use it for launch. The real name of the baby rocket is Small Satellite Launch Veekal (SSLV). According to the NDTV report, Dr. M. Shankaran, director of the UR Rao Satellite Center (URSC), said that EOS-8 is a satellite that has been planted with future technologies. The total weight of the satellite is 175 kg.

SSLV failed in 2022

The first flight of Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) failed in the year 2022. The next year, its second flight of 10 February 2023 was successful. ISRO believes that technology, industry can be transferred to SSLV after the third flight.

🚀SSLV-D3/EOS-08🛰️ Challenge:

The Establishing of the 3rd Developmental flying of SSLV is Scheduled for August 16, 2024, in a Estabishing Window of 1 Month Origination at 09:17 hrs. IST pic.twitter.com/jwxq9x6rjk

– ISRO (@ISRO) August 12, 2024

The satellite named Space Riksha which will carry this rocket, weighs only half a kilo.

SSLV Rocket Options

The satellite launch market is growing rapidly. ISRO has prepared SSLV keeping in mind the needs of the market. This rocket is 34 meters high. Weight has 120 tonnes of weight. It can take a satellite weighing 500 kg in a low-end orbit, about 350-400 km above the Earth. Comparing this with India’s heaviest rocket GSLV MK 3, its weight is 640 tonnes. SSLV has taken more than 7 years to make and it has spent around Rs 170 crore.