ISRO Chairman Dr S Somnath on Tuesday said that the investments that have been made in the space programme have benefited society. He added that lakhs of people have got employment opportuinities and thus received direct and indirect benefits.
External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar congratulated the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Friday for the successful launch of the Earth Observation Satellite (EOS)-08 onboard the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV)-D3.
Taking to its official handle on microblogging site X, ISRO posted, "SSLV's third and final flight will launch the EOS-08 microsatellite on August 15, 2024, at 9.27 IST from Sriharikota. It completes the SSLV Development Project and enables operational missions by Indian industry and NSIL."