By IANS
SRIHARIKOTA: India’s model new rocket Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV-D1) on Sunday morning lifted off with an earth commentary satellite-02 (EOS-02) previously referred to as Microsatellite-2 weighing about 145 kg.
Piggybacking on that was the eight kg AZAADISAT constructed by 750 college students of presidency faculties facilitated by SpaceKidz India.
At about 9.18 a.m. the 34-metre tall and 120-ton rocket broke freed from the primary launch pad and began its maiden upward one-way journey carrying the 2 satellites.
The rocket with a thick orange flame at its tail slowly gathered velocity and went up and up.
Just over 12 minutes into its flight, the SSLV-D1 will put into orbit the EOS-2 satellite tv for pc and some seconds later the AZAADSAT will likely be orbited.
According to the ISRO, the SSLV is a ready-to-transfer rocket with modular and unified techniques with normal interfaces for manufacturing by the trade.
The SSLV design drivers are low value, low turnaround time, flexibility in accommodating a number of satellites, launch-on-demand feasibility, minimal launch infrastructure necessities and others, ISRO mentioned.
The business arm of ISRO, NewSpace India Ltd plans to switch the SSLV expertise for manufacturing within the personal sector.
The Indian area company mentioned the EOS-02 satellite tv for pc is an experimental optical imaging satellite tv for pc with excessive spatial decision. The goal is to understand and fly an experimental imaging satellite tv for pc with quick turnaround time and showcase launch-on-demand functionality.
The new applied sciences realised for the Microsat collection of spacecrafts embrace payloads with a standard fore optics and metallic main mirror realised with the restricted mass and quantity of Microsat Bus, ISRO mentioned.
With the brand new launch automobile included in its product lineup, ISRO can have three rockets — Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) and its variants (value about Rs 200 crore), Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-MkII value about Rs 272 crore and Mk III Rs 434 crore) and SSLV (Development value of three rockets about Rs 56 crore every) and manufacturing value might go down later.
According to SpaceKidz India, the importance of this undertaking is that it has been conceptualised as a tribute to mark the seventy fifth anniversary of Independence.
“From 75 government schools for girls across India, we have selected 10 students to give this opportunity. The selected students are predominantly from Classes 8-12. This is a first-of-its-kind Space mission with an ‘All women concept’ to promote women in STEM as this year’s UN theme is ‘Women in Space’,” SpaceKidz India mentioned.
Niti Aayog has partnered for this undertaking to deliver this chance to college students of the federal government woman faculties throughout India.
Hexaware is supporting by funding the undertaking.
SRIHARIKOTA: India’s model new rocket Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV-D1) on Sunday morning lifted off with an earth commentary satellite-02 (EOS-02) previously referred to as Microsatellite-2 weighing about 145 kg.
Piggybacking on that was the eight kg AZAADISAT constructed by 750 college students of presidency faculties facilitated by SpaceKidz India.
At about 9.18 a.m. the 34-metre tall and 120-ton rocket broke freed from the primary launch pad and began its maiden upward one-way journey carrying the 2 satellites.
The rocket with a thick orange flame at its tail slowly gathered velocity and went up and up.
Just over 12 minutes into its flight, the SSLV-D1 will put into orbit the EOS-2 satellite tv for pc and some seconds later the AZAADSAT will likely be orbited.
According to the ISRO, the SSLV is a ready-to-transfer rocket with modular and unified techniques with normal interfaces for manufacturing by the trade.
The SSLV design drivers are low value, low turnaround time, flexibility in accommodating a number of satellites, launch-on-demand feasibility, minimal launch infrastructure necessities and others, ISRO mentioned.
The business arm of ISRO, NewSpace India Ltd plans to switch the SSLV expertise for manufacturing within the personal sector.
The Indian area company mentioned the EOS-02 satellite tv for pc is an experimental optical imaging satellite tv for pc with excessive spatial decision. The goal is to understand and fly an experimental imaging satellite tv for pc with quick turnaround time and showcase launch-on-demand functionality.
The new applied sciences realised for the Microsat collection of spacecrafts embrace payloads with a standard fore optics and metallic main mirror realised with the restricted mass and quantity of Microsat Bus, ISRO mentioned.
With the brand new launch automobile included in its product lineup, ISRO can have three rockets — Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) and its variants (value about Rs 200 crore), Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-MkII value about Rs 272 crore and Mk III Rs 434 crore) and SSLV (Development value of three rockets about Rs 56 crore every) and manufacturing value might go down later.
According to SpaceKidz India, the importance of this undertaking is that it has been conceptualised as a tribute to mark the seventy fifth anniversary of Independence.
“From 75 government schools for girls across India, we have selected 10 students to give this opportunity. The selected students are predominantly from Classes 8-12. This is a first-of-its-kind Space mission with an ‘All women concept’ to promote women in STEM as this year’s UN theme is ‘Women in Space’,” SpaceKidz India mentioned.
Niti Aayog has partnered for this undertaking to deliver this chance to college students of the federal government woman faculties throughout India.
Hexaware is supporting by funding the undertaking.
