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. This was the 80th launch vehicle mission from SDSC
SHAR, Sriharikota; 54th flight of PSLV; and the 23rd flight of PSLV in XL
configuration (6 strap-on motors).
The satellite EOS-04 is realised at U R Rao Satellite Centre, Bengaluru. It 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. Weighing about
1710 kg, it generates 2280 W power and has a mission life of 10 years. 
The vehicle also placed two small
satellites a 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). Co-passenger satellites were successfully
separated from the PSLV in a predetermined sequence.
ISRO Chairman Shri S Somanath congratulated
team ISRO for the precision with which the mission was accomplished.
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