CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Today, India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, in its fifty first flight (PSLV-C49), successfully launched EOS-01 along with nine international customer satellites from the First Launch Pad of Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota.

Detailed explanation-2: -EOS-01 is an earth observation satellite, intended for applications in agriculture, forestry and disaster management support. The nine customer satellites from Lithuania (1), Luxembourg (4) and USA (4) were launched under a commercial arrangement with NewSpace India Limited (NSIL).

Detailed explanation-3: -China launches mysterious Earth observation satellites.

Detailed explanation-4: -EOS-01 (Earth Observation Satellite) former RISAT-2BR2 EOS-01 is an Earth observation satellite of ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization), a X-band SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) spacecraft, intended for applications in agriculture, forestry and disaster management.

Detailed explanation-5: -India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle PSLV-C52 injected Earth Observation Satellite EOS-04, into an intended sun synchronous polar orbit of 529 km altitude at 06:17 hours IST on February 14, 2022 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, SHAR, Sriharikota. PSLV lifted off at 05:59 hours IST from the first launch pad at SHAR.