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EOS- 04, ISRO’s first launch mission of 2022

February 14, 2022
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In news– The Indian Space Research Organization(ISRO) has successfully launched earth observation satellite EOS-04 with on board PSLV-C52 on February 14, which is the first mission of ISRO in 2022.

About EOS- 04 & PSLV-C52

  • EOS-04 is a Radar Imaging Satellite designed to provide high quality images under all weather conditions for applications such as Agriculture, Forestry & Plantations, Soil Moisture & Hydrology and Flood mapping.
  • It was  launched from Satish Dhawan Space Center, Sriharikota Range (SHAR), Sriharikota.
  • PSLV-C52 is designed to orbit an earth observation satellite (EOS-04), weighing 1710 kg into a sun synchronous polar orbit of 529 km. 
  • It was the 54th flight of PSLV and the 23rd flight of PSLV in the XL configuration (6 strap-on motors).
  • PSLV-C52 mission will also carry two small satellites as co-passengers which includes 
    • One student satellite (INSPIREsat-1) from Indian Institute of Space Science & Technology (IIST) in association with Laboratory of Atmospheric & Space Physics at University of Colorado, Boulder and
    • A technology demonstrator satellite (INS-2TD) from ISRO, which is a precursor to India-Bhutan Joint Satellite (INS-2B).

  • EOS-04 is the fourth in a series of earth observation satellites that are being launched under a new generic name. 
  • Two years ago, ISRO had moved to a new naming system for its earth observation satellites which till then had been named thematically, according to the purpose they were meant for.
  • However, only the first of these newly named satellites, EOS-01, launched in November 2020, is in orbit right now. 
  • EOS-02, a micro-satellite to be flown on a new launch vehicle called SSLV (Small Satellite Launch Vehicle) is yet to be launched, while launch of EOS-03 had ended in a failure in August 2021.
  • EOS-04 would replace the RISAT-1 which was launched in 2012 but has been non-functional for the last few years. 
  • RISATs use synthetic aperture radars to produce high-resolution images of the land. One big advantage that radar imaging has over optical instruments is that it is unaffected by weather, cloud or fog, or the lack of sunlight. 
  • It can produce high-quality images in all conditions and at all times, making it suitable for surveillance.
  • EOS-04 was designed to provide high-quality images for applications such as agriculture, forestry and plantations, flood mapping, soil moisture and hydrology. 
  • It will complement the data from Resourcesat, Cartosat and RISAT-2B series of satellites that are already in orbit.
  • India currently has 53 operational satellites, of which 21 are earth observation ones and another 21 are communication-based. Eight are navigation satellites, while the remaining three are science satellites.
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