ISRO launched its 101st satellite EOS-09 (Earth Observatory Satellite) by Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C61) from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota at 5.59 am on Sunday, but the launch was not successful.
After the first and second stages were successful, EOS-09 experienced a fault in the third stage. ISRO Chief V Narayanan said – Today was the 101st launch attempt, the performance of PSLV-C61 was normal till the second stage. The mission could not be completed due to observations in the third stage.
This was the 63rd flight of PSLV, and the 27th flight using the PSLV-XL configuration. Former ISRO scientist Manish Purohit had said that EOS-09 is a successor mission to the earlier RISAT-1.
ISRO wrote about the launch in Xpost – The height of EOS-09 is 44.5 meters. The weight is 321 tons. It has been built in 4 phases. The mission was to place the EOS-09 satellite in Sun Synchronous Polar Orbit (SSPO).
EOS-09 is designed to provide remote sensing data. EOS-09 is specifically designed to detect infiltration or suspicious activities. It is being considered important for anti-terrorism operations after the Pahalgam terrorist attack and Operation Sindoor.
