Space

Space 

PSLV-C54 successfully launched 

• The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in one of its longest missions successfully placed nine satellites, including an Earth Observation Satellite (EOS – 06) in multiple orbits with the help of the space agency’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV- C54). 
• The vehicle took off precisely at 11.56 a.m. from the first launch pad (FLP) at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC), SHAR, Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. 
• 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
• The eight nano satellites include 

• ISRO Nano Satellite – 2 for Bhutan (INS – 2B) 
• Anand – India’s first private earth imaging satellite.
• Astrocast (four satellites), 
• Two Thybolt satellites. 

• Notably, EOS – 6 is the Oceansat series’ third­ generation satellite. 

India­Bhutan SAT or ISRO Nano Satellite 2 for Bhutan (INS­2B) 

• BhutanSat (aka INS-2B) is the collaborative mission between India and Bhutan.
• The INS – 2B satellite has two payloads .

• NanoMx, a multispectral optical imaging payload developed by SAC, 
• APRS­ Digipeater, which is jointly developed by DITT­Bhutan and URSC.

About the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)

• Chairman – Sreedhara Panicker Somanath
• Headquarters – Bengaluru, Karnataka
• Formation – August 15, 1969