ISRO to launch satellite EOS­-01

• India would launch its latest earth observation satellite EOS­-01 and nine international customer spacecraft onboard its Polar rocket PSLV-­C49 from the spaceport of Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh on November 7
• This is the first launch by ISRO since the COVID­19 lockdown came into force in March.
• ISRO Chairman K. Sivan had said in June that ten space missions being prepared for launch this year had been ’disturbed’ due to the lockdown.
• EOS-­01 is intended for applications in agriculture, forestry, and disaster management support
• The customer satellites are being launched under a commercial agreement with New-Space India Limited (NSIL), Department of Space

Source: The Hindu