EOS-01

Subject : Science & tech

Context : The countdown for the November 7 launch of earth observation satellite EOS-01 along with nine international customer satellites on board launch vehicle PSLV-C49 has begun , ISRO said recently.

Concept :

EOS-01

• EOS-01 is nothing but another radar imaging satellite (RISAT) that will work together with RISAT-2B and RISAT-2BR1 launched last year.
• With this satellite , ISRO is moving to a new naming system for its earth observation satellites which till now are named according to its purpose. Example : RISAT , CATROSAT, INSAT etc
• EOS-01 is intended for applications in agriculture, forestry and disaster management support.
• This is the first launch by the Indian Space Research Organisation since the COVID-19-induced lockdown came into force in March.
• This will be the 51st mission of ISRO’s workhorse, the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle and going to be launched by PSLV-C49.

Earth Observation Satellite (EOS)

• An EOS or remote sensing satellite is a satellite used or designed for Earth observation (EO) from orbit, including spy satellites and similar ones intended for non-military uses such as environmental monitoring, meteorology, cartography and others.
• Starting with IRS-1A in 1988, ISRO has launched many operational remote sensing satellites.
• Today, India has one of the largest constellations of remote sensing satellites in operation.
• Currently, thirteen operational satellites are in Sun-synchronous orbit and four in Geostationary orbit.
• The data from these satellites are used for several applications covering agriculture, water resources, urban planning, rural development, mineral prospecting, environment, forestry, ocean resources and disaster management.