Lagatar24 Desk
Sriharikota, Nov 26: The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) on Saturday successfully launched the PSLV-C54 rocket from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Andhra Pradesh’s Sriharikota.
The rocket carries the EOS-06, also known as Oceansat-3, and 8 other nanosatellites.
The primary payload onboard PSLV-C54 was the EOS-06. It will be separated in Orbit-1.
“Subsequently, Orbit change is planned by using two Orbit ChangeThrusters (OCTs) introduced in the Propulsion Bay Ring of the PSLV-C54 Vehicle. The Passenger Payloads (PPLs) will be separated in Orbit-2,” read a statement by ISRO.
This is the 56th flight of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) and the 24th Flight of the PSLV-XL version with 6 PSOM-XLS.
