STORY: India's space agency successfully launches earth observation satelliteSHOOTING TIME: Aug. 16, 2024DATELINE: Aug. 16, 2024LENGTH: 00:00:39LOCATION: New DelhiCATEGORY: TECHNOLOGYSHOTLIST:1. various of Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV)-D3 launching (Source: ISRO Official)STORYLINE:Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Friday successfully launched its third and final developmental flight, Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV)-D3, carrying Earth Observation Satellite EOS-08, officials said.The SSLV-D3 lifted off from the launch pad of Sriharikota, off the Bay of Bengal coast located in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh at 9:17 a.m. (local time)."The third developmental flight of SSLV is successful. The SSLV-D3 placed EOS-08 precisely into the orbit," ISRO said in a brief statement posted on social media. "This marks the successful completion of ISRO/DOS's SSLV Development Project. With technology transfer, the Indian industry and New Space India Limited will now produce SSLV for commercial missions."Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from New Delhi.(XHTV)