India News | PSLV Rocket Carrying Earth Observation Satellite Lifts off from Sriharikota

Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh), May 18 (PTI) A PSLV rocket carrying Earth observation satellite EOS-09 lifted-off from this spaceport early on Sunday.

This was the 101st mission of ISRO from Sriharikota.

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As the 22 hour countdown concluded on Sunday, the 44.5 metre tall launch vehicle, 'PSLV-C61' in its 63rd flight blasted off at a prefixed time of 5.59 am from the first launch pad, carrying the satellite.

EOS-09 equipped with its payload - Synthetic Aperture Radar - has been designed to provide continuous and reliable remote sensing data for operational applications across sectors, ISRO said.

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The satellite has a mission life of 5 years.

This is designed to be a debris-free mission.

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