Bengaluru: The Indian Space & Research Organisation (Isro) will conduct the first launch of 2022 on Valentine’s Day as it lifts off the Earth Observation Satellite (EOS-04).
The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSLV-C52 will launch at 05:59 am on February 14 from the First Launch Pad of Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota.
The launcher will deploy the 1710-kilogram satellite into the sun-synchronous polar orbit at an altitude of 529 kilometers above the planet.
The PSLV-C52 mission, Isro said, will also carry two small satellites as co-passengers which includes one student satellite (INSPIREsat-1) from Indian Institute of Space Science & Technology (IIST) in association with Laboratory of Atmospheric & Space Physics at University of Colorado, Boulder and a technology demonstrator satellite (INS-2TD) from Isro, which is a precursor to India-Bhutan Joint Satellite (INS-2B).
“The countdown process of 25 hours and 30 minutes leading to the launch would commence at 4:29am on February 13 after authorization by the Launch Authorization Board,” Isro added.
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