ISRO SSLV Launch Video: Launch of ISRO's new SSLV rocket successful, but communication with satellites lost

Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has created new history by launching SSLV-D1 from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh. SSLV-D1 also carried the satellite Azadi Sat and Earth Observation Satellite-02 (EOS-02) built by 750 students.

ISRO SSLV Launch Video: Launch of ISRO's new SSLV rocket successful, but communication with satellites lost

The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) launched its first new rocket Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) D1 from Satish Dhawan Space Center (SDSC) in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh at 9.18 am on Sunday.  75 payloads of this rocket have been made by 750 students of 75 rural government schools across the country.  The designing girls were also present in Sriharikota at the launch.

The rocket worked properly and brought both satellites to their designated orbits.  The rocket broke apart.  But after that the data from satellites stopped.  ISRO chief S.  Somnath said that ISRO Mission Control Center is continuously trying to get the data link.  We will inform the country as soon as the link is established.

Features of EOS-02 and Azadi Satellite

The Micro-class EOS-02 satellite has advanced optical remote sensing operating in the infrared band and coming with high spatial resolution and weighs 142 kg.  EOS-02 will operate in space for 10 months.  While Azadi Sat is an eight kg CubeSat, it has 75 instruments with an average weight of 50 grams.  These were made by the girl students of government schools in rural India on the 75th anniversary of independence with the help of scientists from ISRO.  At the same time, a team of students from Space Kids India designed an on-earth system that would receive data from the satellite.  This satellite is equipped with new technology which will work in areas like forestry, agriculture, geology and hydrology.