ISRO to launch PSLV C49 Today| All you need to know

What is PSLV-C49?

India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle in its 51st mission (PSLV-C49), will launch EOS-01 as primary satellite along with nine international customer satellites from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota. The launch is tentatively scheduled at 1502 Hrs IST on November 07, 2020, subject to weather conditions.

EOS-01 is an earth observation satellite intended for applications in agriculture, forestry and disaster management support. The customer satellites are being launched under a commercial agreement with NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), Department of Space.

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Flight Sequence:

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Rocket Overview:

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EOS-01:

EOS-01 is an Earth Observation Satellite, is put into space for the application in agriculture, forestry and disaster management system.  

International Customer Satellite:

The customer satellites are being launched along with EOS-01 under a commercial arrangement with NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), for agriculture, forestry and disaster management support.

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Milestone Reached:

• This Launch Vehicle Mission is India's 76th launch from SDSC SHAR.
• This is 51st flight of PSLV.
• This launch is going to be 38th launch from First LaunchPad.
• This is 2nd Flight of PSLV-DL series.

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Today's launch at a glance:

• The launch vehicle PSLV C-49 carried 10 customer satellites into orbit.

• Time stamps:

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• All of ten satellites were successfully deployed, below are the initial timestamps:

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• Of the ten satellites, the indigenous EOS-01 had the first separation.

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