The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will celebrate Independence Day by putting an Earth Observation Satellite (EOS). It will be put in orbit by a Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV).

 
ISRO said the SSLV’s third and final development flight will be on the 15th of August this year at 9.17 A.M. from Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. The rocket will carry the micro-satellite EOS-08 weighing about 175.5 kg. The mission is called SSLV-D3/EOS-08.

 
The primary objectives of the EOS-08 mission include designing and developing a micro-satellite, creating payload instruments compatible with the micro-satellite bus, and incorporating new technologies required for future operational satellites. According to ISRO, the proposed mission will complete the SSLV Development Project and enable operational missions by Indian industry and the public sector NewSpace India Ltd.