The flight-LV-D3- would also pave the way for the industry to collaborate with ISRO's commercial arm NewSpace India Ltd for taking up launches using the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle

As the six-hour countdown for the mission concluded, theLV rocket carrying the primary Earth Observation Satellite EOS-08 lifted off majestically from the first launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre here, situated about 135 km east of Chennai at a pre-fixed time of 9.17 am and later achieved its mission

"The third developmental flight ofLV is successful. TheLV-D3 placed EOS-08 precisely into the orbit. This marks the successful completion of ISRO/DOS'sLV Development Project. With technology transfer, the Indian industry and @NSIL_India will now produceLV for commercial missions," ISRO said in a post on X

While the maiden mission ofLV in August 2022 did not yield the desired results for the scientists as the launch vehicle did not place the satellites into the intended orbits, the subsequent one,LV-D2-EOS-07 in February 2023 was a success

ISRO had planned for the latest mission to be launched on August 15 at 9.17 am but it was rescheduled for 24 hours later with a 60-minute launch window

After a flight of about 10-12 minutes, the primary Earth Observation Satellite got separated successfully. Within a few minutes, a SR-O DEMOSAT Satellite developed by Space Kidz India weighing 200 grams also got separated, signalling the mission's success

Scientists at the Mission Control Centre congratulated each other on the successful mission, as according to ISRO, it completed the developmental flights ofLV rockets

Friday's successful mission enables NewSpace India Ltd to commence the dedicated commercial launch of satellites to industry players who are keen to launch satellites weighing up to 500 kg into Low Earth Orbits (LEO) or up to 500 km above Earth