EOS-7 & rideshare (Demo 2)
SSLV
Indian Space Research Organization
Mission
EOS-7 & rideshare (SSLV Demo 2)
Type: Test Flight
Second test flight of Indian SSLV (Small Satellite Launch Vehicle). The payloads include an Earth observation satellite EOS-7, Janus-1 from US firm Antaris and another domestic rideshare satellite.
Location
Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad
Sriharikota, Republic of India
83 rockets have launched from Sriharikota, Republic of India.
Rocket
SSLV – Indian Space Research Organization
- Length: 34 m
- Diameter: 2 m
- Launch Mass: 120 T
- Low Earth Orbit Capacity: 500 kg
The SSLV was manufactured by Indian Space Research Organization with the first launch on 2022-08-07. SSLV has 0 successful launches and 1 failed launches with a total of 1 launches. Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (or SSLV) is a launch vehicle being developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) with payload capacity of 500 kg to Low Earth orbit or 300 kg to Sun synchronous orbit for launching small satellites, with the capability to support multiple orbital drop-offs.
Agency
Indian Space Research Organization – ISRO
- Type: Government
- Abbreviation: ISRO
- Administration: Chairman: S. Somanath
- Founded: 1969
- Launchers: PSLV | GSLV
- Spacecraft: Gaganyaan
- Country: IND
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is the space agency of the Government of India headquartered in the city of Bangalore. Its vision is to “harness space technology for national development while pursuing space science research and planetary exploration.”
Where are you getting that Demo 1 was a failure? I was looking for information about the launch on August 7th and there’s a full, raw coverage video of that launch being a success. SSLV-D1/EOS-02 Mission launch is scheduled for Aug 7, 2022 at 9:18 hrs IST from SDSC, Sriharikota… Read more »
It may be that the payload was not deployed properly but the launch was a success.