 Rendering of EOS-08 in deployed configuration | |
| Names | Microsat - 2C |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Earth Observation |
| Operator | ISRO |
| COSPAR ID | 2024-147A |
| SATCATno. | 60454 |
| Website | ISRO SSLV-D3 / EOS-08 Mission |
| Mission duration | expected – 1 year elasped – 1 year, 5 months, 29 days |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | Earth observation satellite |
| Bus | IMS-1 |
| Manufacturer | VSSC, ISRO |
| Launch mass | 175.5 kg |
| Power | 420W |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 16 August 2024, 03:47IST |
| Rocket | SSLV-D3 |
| Launch site | Satish Dhawan Space Center,First Launch Pad (FLP) |
| Contractor | ISRO |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Regime | Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) |
| Altitude | 475kilometer |
| Inclination | 37.4° |
| Instruments | |
| Electro OpticalInfrared Payload (EOIR) Global Navigation Satellite System-Reflectometry payload (GNSS-R) SiCUVDosimeter | |
EOS-08 is an experimentalearth-observation Indian satellite launched on 16 August 2024.[1]
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.
The spacecraft was launched on the third and final test flight of the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle. The launch was postponed from August 15[2] and finally took place on August 16, 2024.[3]
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 ofLandsat 9, indicating the local temperature difference over a span of 4 hours.[4][5]
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