The  EOS-08 Earth Observation Satellite was launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) onboard the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV)-D3 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota.

• The SSLV-D3 is the third and final development flight with ISRO declaring development process of SSLV completed.

EOS-08 Earth Observation Satellite

• Orbit: The satellite will operate in a Circular Low Earth Orbit (LEO) at an altitude of 475 km with an inclination of 37.4°, and has a mission life of 1 year. 
  • The SR-0 DEMOSAT developed by Space Kidz India which was also placed in the intended orbit was also onboard the vehicle.
• Technology: The Satellite possess mainframe systems like the, 
  • Integrated Avionics system : Communication, undefined band, Storage and Positioning (CBSP) Package, Structural panel embedded with PCB, embedded battery, Micro-DGA (Dual Gimbal Antenna), M-PAA (Phased array antenna) and Flexible solar panel & Nano star sensor etc for onboard Technology Demonstration
• Payloads: The satellite carries three payloads ie, 
  • Electro Optical Infrared Payload (EOIR): It will image in Mid-Wave IR (MIR) band and in Long Wave IR (LWIR) band during day and night for various applications like Satellite based surveillance, Disaster Monitoring, Environmental Monitoring, Fire Detection, Volcanic activities and Industrial and power plant disaster.
  • Global Navigation Satellite System- Reflectometry payload (GNSS-R): It will demonstrate the capability using GNSS-R based remote sensing to derive applications like Ocean Surface Winds, Soil moisture, Cryosphere applications over Himalayan Region, Flood detection, In-land water body detection etc.
  • SAC and SiC UV Dosimeter: It will monitor the UV irradiance at the View Port of the Crew Module in Gaganyaan Mission and to use as a high dose alarm sensor for UV Radiation.

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