Indian Space Research OrganizationSSLVSatish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
EOS-08/Microsat-2C
Launched
August 16, 2024 · 03:47 UTC
Image: ISRO
Summary
EOS-08/Microsat-2C launched on an Indian Space Research Organization SSLV from Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India on August 16, 2024 at 03:47 UTC. The launch window ran from 03:47 to 04:47 UTC. It was Indian Space Research Organization's 91st launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 6,740th orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd SSLV flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). EOS-08, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 451 × 531 km orbit inclined 37.4°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Vehicle
- SSLV · Indian Space Research Organization
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for ISRO
- Milestone
- 3rd SSLV flight · 1st this yearIndian Space Research Organization's 91st launch3rd this yearhumanity's 6,740th orbital launch attempt151st orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
EOS-08 · NORAD 60454 · 2024-147 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2024-148A
- Epoch
- 2024-08-16 08:04:48 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.27328733 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0057903
- Inclination
- 37.394°
- Ascending node
- 298.3182°
- Arg. of perigee
- 339.7732°
- Mean anomaly
- 66.5482°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- B*
- -1.145
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Flight timeline
- T−0Ignition
- T+2M3.98SSES
- T+2M4.34SStage 2 Separation
- T+2M38.74SFairing Separation
- T+6M42.2SStage 3 Separation
- T+6M52.02SStage 3 Ignition
- T+11M37.62SKick Stage Separation
- T+11M46.12SKick Stage Burn
- T+13M28.9SPayload Deployment Sequence Start
- T+16M34.9SPayload Deployment Sequence End
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 2 payloads, 2 rocket stages; 1 still in orbit
- EOS-08 · NORAD 60454 · in orbit
- SR-0 Demosat · NORAD 60455 · re-entered November 6, 2024
SSLV-D3 VTM · re-entered March 12, 2025
SSLV-D3 SS3 · re-entered November 26, 2025
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Earth observation micro-satellite for ISRO designed to test new technologies for building an Earth observation satellite in a micro-satellite bus. The satellite hoists an Electro-Optical Infrared Payload (EOIR) for Earth observation, a Global Navigation Satellite System-Reflectometry payload (GNSS-R) for weather studies, and an UV Dosimeter to measure UV radiation in low Earth orbit. Also flying is the cubesat Space Rickshaw-0.
Official page: EOS-08 Mission OverviewOfficial page: www.isro.gov.in
Pad
Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
59th launch from Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, 2nd this year · 95th from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
Local pad time at liftoff: Aug 16, 9:17 AM GMT+5:30, in daylight
64 launches from this pad · 105 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
228 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Launch success with main satellite in contact and solar arrays deployed.
Show 8 earlier updates
All payload deployed.
Cosmic_Penguin · 8/16/2024 · source
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 8/16/2024 · source
Official Webcast by ISRO Official has started
LL2 · 8/16/2024 · source
launch window announced
hitura-nobad · 8/12/2024 · source
Delayed 1 day per NOTAM A2496/24
hitura-nobad · 8/12/2024
GO for launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 8/7/2024 · source
NET August 15.
Cosmic_Penguin · 8/1/2024 · source
Added launch per NOTAMs; payload manifest is TBD.
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/22/2024 · source
Questions
When did EOS-08/Microsat-2C launch?
EOS-08/Microsat-2C launched on August 16, 2024 at 03:47 UTC. The launch window ran from 03:47 to 04:47 UTC.
Where can I watch EOS-08/Microsat-2C?
Coverage: YouTube; YouTube. Watch the replay
What rocket launched EOS-08/Microsat-2C?
SSLV, flown by Indian Space Research Organization. SSLV spec sheet
Where did EOS-08/Microsat-2C launch from?
Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India. Liftoff was Aug 16, 9:17 AM GMT+5:30 local time at the pad.
What orbit did EOS-08/Microsat-2C reach?
EOS-08, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 451 × 531 km orbit inclined 37.4°.
How many satellites did EOS-08/Microsat-2C launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 1 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).