Sharjah24 – Reuters: Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) launched three satellites into the lower orbit of the Earth at an altitude of 529 km from Satish Dhawan Space Center along the eastern coast in the early hours of Monday (February 14).
The satellite was lifted by PSLV-C52 (Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle). The main payload was EOS-04 (Earth Observation Satellite) - a radar imaging satellite for high quality pictures to serve agricultural purposes, forestry and plantations, soil moisture, and hydrology and flood mapping.
The flight also took two more passenger satellites with it, a student satellite INSPIREsat and a technology demonstrator satellite, INS-2TD from ISRO, which is a predecessor to India-Bhutan Joint Satellite (INS-2B).
ISRO chief, S. Somnath congratulated the teams involved and declared the mission a success after precise separations and establishments of the satellites in the intended orbits.
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