Earth Observation Satellite Is ISRO's First Launch Since Covid Lockdown

 ISRO Satellite Launch: EOS-01 is an earth observation satellite intended for applications in agriculture, forestry and disaster management support

Bengaluru: ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) has successfully launched its latest earth observation satellite (EOS-01), as well as nine satellites from customer nations, onboard the PSLV-C49 launch vehicle from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Andhra Pradesh's Sriharikota on Saturday evening.

This is the space agency's first launch since a nationwide coronavirus lockdown was initiated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 23. An earlier launch - of the GSAT-30 telecommunication satellite - was completed in January, but that was from a base in French Guinea.

The launch took place at 3.12 PM after a 26-hour countdown. The launch was delayed by 10 minutes due to bad weather and debris in the flight path, ISRO sources told news agency PTI.

At 3.34 pm ISRO said the customer satellites had separated and been injected into their intended orbits. Six minutes earlier the space agency said India's EOS-01 satellite had separated from the fourth stage of the PSLV (Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle) rocket and been injected into orbit.

The PSLV is often referred to as the workhorse of India's space programme and has now completed its 51st launch. Today was also the 77th launch mission from the Sriharikota spaceport. Today's launch also means the agency has sent 328 foreign satellites (from 33 nations) into space.

According to ISRO, EOS-01 is a highly advanced earth observation satellite intended for use in supporting agriculture, forestry and disaster management planning.

The customer satellites, launched under a commercial agreement with NewIndia Space Limited (NSIL), include four from the United States that are meant for "multi-mission remote sensing".

Four of the remaining five are from Luxembourg (for maritime applications) and the other is from Lithuania (for technology demonstration).

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Arvind Kejriwal Unwell, Self-Isolates, Coronavirus Test Tomorrow

New Delhi: Arvind Kejriwal has gone into self-quarantine and will take a coronavirus test after complaints of mild fever and a sore throat, Delhi's ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) said today. The Chief Minister has cancelled all his meetings.
Mr Kejriwal, 51, had been unwell since Sunday afternoon and hasn't met anyone since then. He has isolated himself at his official home in Delhi.

"He is running a fever and has a sore throat, which happen to be Covid symptoms. So doctors have advised him to take a test tomorrow," AAP MLA Raghav Chadha told NDTV, describing Mr Kejriwal as a frontline COVID-19 warrior who had put himself at risk in Delhi's virus fight.

Mr Kejriwal is diabetic, which exacerbates concerns, Mr Chaddha said. "We are all worried, but Mr Kejriwal is a fighter. He hasn't slept very well either, " the MLA said.

"The symptoms started showing since yesterday afternoon. He hasn't interacted with anyone since then. There were largely meetings over the last few days over video. But he did come in direct contact with members of the party, cabinet, bureaucrats," Mr Chadha said.

AAP leaders and many others tweeted get-well-soon wishes for Mr Kejriwal.


"Our beloved Arvind Kejriwal has mild fever and sore throat since yesterday and is on self-isolation on doctors' advice. Tomorrow he will get a Covid-19 test at 9 am. We all pray for your good health," posted AAP MLA Jarnail Singh.

On Sunday, the Chief Minister addressed a very brief digital press conference at noon to announce a new policy of reserving hospital beds for residents of Delhi. He was seen wearing a mask.

Amid complaints of coronavirus patients or suspected patients being denied hospital beds, Mr Kejriwal declared that hospitals run by the Delhi government and some private hospitals would be reserved only for residents of the capital.

He also said Delhi would reopen its borders, which were sealed in the first place "thinking that our hospitals will be flooded with people from other states".

Delhi has seen a spurt in COVID-19 cases and over 1,000 new cases daily for the past few days. There are over 27,600 cases in the capital.

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