It’s been a while since we’ve had a launch from ISRO!

Mission info

Scheduled for (UTC) 2024-08-16, 03:47
Scheduled for (local) 2024-08-16, 09:17 (IST)
Launch site First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
Launch Vehicle SSLV
Payloads EOS-08 and Space Rickshaw-0
Payload mass 175.0 kg
Mission success criteria Successful delivery of payloads to LEO

Webcasts

Stream Link
ISRO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRmxoAb6vlo
Space Affairs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o12UhwZY4gQ
Spaceflight Now
The Launch Pad https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfmC4Z9Ms9U
The Space Devs

Stats

Sourced from NextSpaceflight:

☑️ 1st SSLV mission this year, 3rd overall

☑️ 3rd ISRO mission this year, 94th overall

Mission details

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.

Other payload includes the cubesat Space Rickshaw-0.