SRIHARIKOTA: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully completed the third developmental flight of its Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) today, marking a significant achievement for India’s space program. The SSLV-D3, carrying the Earth Observation Satellite (EOS-08) along with the passenger satellite SR-0 DEMOSAT, was launched and placed into the intended orbit as planned. ISRO Chairman S. Somanath addressed the gathering from the Mission Control Centre, declaring, “The third developmental flight of LV-D3 with the EOS-08 satellite has been successfully accomplished. The rocket has placed the spacecraft in the very precise orbit as planned and there are no deviations in the injection of satellites.”Somanath confirmed that all mission parameters were perfect and the satellites were injected into orbit after the necessary maneuvers. “It is 100 per cent successful and the satellite has been placed into its intended orbit,” he said. He also mentioned that solar panels of the rocket have already been deployed, with further activities in the VTM stage to be completed in due course.
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