ISRO`sLV D2 carrying EOS-07 satellite and two co-passenger payloads lifted off from the spaceport here on Friday. In its second developmental flight,LV D2 carried EOS-07, an earth observation satellite as its main payload and two others--Janus-1 built by US-based Antaris and Chennai-headquartered Space Kidz India`s AzaadiSAT-2. This was ISRO`s maiden mission this year.

At the end of a six and a half hour countdown, the 34-metre tall rocket lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre here, even as ISRO has pinned hopes on it to lead the space agency to success in tapping the small satellite launch vehicle market.