ISRO launches latest earth observation satellite PSLV-C49/EOS-01.
                     ISRO LAUNCHES THE LATEST 
EARTH OBSERVATION SATELLITE 
PSLV-C49/EOS-01
INTRODUCTION
• India's PSLV-C49 carrying its latest earth 
observation satellite EOS-01 and nine customer 
satellites lifted off from the spaceport. 
• The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-
C49/EOS-01) blasted off from the Satish 
Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota at the end 
of a 26-hour countdown.
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DELAY
• The lift off was originally scheduled for 3:02pm but was 
delayed by 10 minutes due to debris on the path of the 
vehicle. 
• This is the first mission by the Indian Space Research 
Organisation (ISRO) this year.
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Application
• EOS-01 is intended for applications in agriculture, forestry 
and disaster management support. 
• The customer satellites are from Lithuania (1), Luxembourg 
(4) and the US (4). 
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Customer Satellites
• ISRO said that the customer satellites are being launched 
under a commercial agreement with NewSpace India Limited 
(NSIL), Department of Space.
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No Work From Home
• The space activity cannot be done from 'work from home’. 
• Each engineer has to be present at the lab. When talking 
about missions like these, each technician, employee has to 
work together.
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Narendra Modi Praises ISRO
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated ISRO and 
praised the scientists for meeting the deadline even amid 
coronavirus constraints.
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What is EOS-01?
• EOS-01 is an earth observation satellite intended for 
applications in agriculture, forestry and disaster management 
support.
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Filling of fuel 
• Filling of fuel for the second stage (PS2), fourth stage 
(PS4) and oxidizer for the fourth stage (PS4) of PSLV-C49 
has been completed.
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COVID-19 Impact
• Due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, the launch viewing 
gallery was closed during the satellite launch, and any 
gathering of media personnel was not allowed at SDSC.
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