ISRO Launch: India's baby rocket will fly on August 16

ISRO EOS-8 Satellite Launch: An important launch of ISRO is going to happen on August 16, a day after India's Independence Day.

ISRO EOS-8 Satellite Launch: An important launch of ISRO is going to happen on August 16, a day after India's Independence Day. A small rocket of ISRO, also called a baby rocket, will fly with an Earth imaging satellite named EOS-8. Along with this, a demo set named SR-0 will also be taken to space. The full name of SR-0 is Space Rickshaw. It has been prepared by a Chennai startup. EOS-8 and SR-0 will be launched from the launch center located in Sriharikota.

This launch is special because India is going to use a small rocket for launch by showing faith in it. The actual name of the baby rocket is Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV). According to NDTV report, Dr. M. Shankaran, Director of UR Rao Satellite Center (URSC), said that EOS-8 is a satellite in which future technologies have been installed. The total weight of the satellite is 175 kg.

SSLV failed in 2022

The first flight of Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) failed in the year 2022. Its second flight on 10 February 2023 next year was successful. ISRO believes that after the third flight, the technology for SSLV can be transferred to the industry.
The satellite named Space Rickshaw, which this rocket will carry, weighs only half a kilo.

SSLV Rocket Features
The satellite launch market is growing rapidly. ISRO has prepared SSLV keeping in mind the needs of the market. This rocket is 34 meters high. It weighs 120 tonnes. It can carry a satellite weighing 500 kg into a low-earth orbit about 350-400 km above the earth. Compare this with India's heaviest rocket GSLV Mk 3, which weighs 640 tonnes. It took more than 7 years to build SSLV and it cost about Rs 170 crore.