ISRO launched its Small Satellite Launch Vehicle SSLV-D1 on 7th August 2022.
08/08/2022
Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) launched its Small Satellite Launch Vehicle SSLV-D1.
It was launched at 9:18 am from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh on 7th August 2022.
The SSLV-D1 rocket carried Earth Observation Satellite EOS-02 & Azadisat, another small satellite developed by the student team of Space Kids India.
‘AzadiSat’ comprising 75 payloads has been built by 750 young girl students from 75 rural government schools across India.
The project is specially conceptualized for the 75th Independence Day celebrations to encourage scientific temper and to create opportunities for young girls to choose space research as their career.
