Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Indian Space and Research Organisation (ISRO) on successful launch of PSLV C52 mission from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, SHAR, in Sriharikota. The picture perfect launch, the first one to take place in 2022, injected Earth Observation Satellite (EOS-04), into an intended sun synchronous polar orbit of 529 km altitude at 6:17 am Indian Standard Time, a note from the ISRO stated confirming the success of the mission.
Prime Minister in a tweet later congratulates Indian space scientists on successful launch of PSLV C52 mission. He said the EOS-04 satellite would provide all weather high resolution images. He said these images would help sectors like agriculture, forestry and plantations, soil moisture and hydrology besides in mapping of floods.
The launch of Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle or PSLV-C52 marks the beginning of ISRO’s missions lined up for the year. The PSLV lifted off 5-59 in the morning on Monday from the first launch pad at SHAR. This was the 80th launch vehicle mission from SDSC (Satish Dhawan Space Centre) SHAR, Sriharikota and 54th flight of PSLV; and the 23rd flight of PSLV in XL configuration (6 strap-on motors), according to the ISRO note.