ISRO Launches EOS-05, India’s First Geo-Imaging Satellite
The 2,367-kilogram satellite will provide near-real-time imagery for agriculture and disaster management, officials said.
- On Friday, the Indian Space Research Organisation successfully launched the GSLV-F17 rocket from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, deploying the Advanced Earth Observation Satellite-05 into geosynchronous orbit.
- Weighing 2367 kg, EOS-05 represents the heaviest payload lifted by GSLV; the 51.7-meter-tall rocket placed the satellite into a 36,000 km orbit, providing India with a new "eye in the sky."
- ISRO Chief V Narayanan called the achievement "incredible," confirming the satellite's health remains in perfect condition, while Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh noted the mission strengthens India's position as a global space power.
- With this successful launch, ISRO continues preparations for the Gaganyaan mission; Narayanan reported that around 8000 tests are complete, with the agency targeting six additional launches this financial year.
- Designed for a seven-year assured lifespan, EOS-05 will support national initiatives in agriculture and disaster management, though officials remain confident the satellite will remain functional for nine years.
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ISRO Successfully Launches EOS-05, India’s First Imaging Satellite From Geosynchronous Orbit
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Friday successfully launched EOS-05, an advanced Earth observation spacecraft and India's first-ever imaging satellite from geosynchronous orbit, aboard the GSLV-F17 rocket from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. The satellite was placed into
GSLV-F17 successfully launches India’s heaviest satellite EOS-05 into orbit
ISRO’s GSLV-F17 successfully launched EOS-05, India’s heaviest satellite, into its intended orbit, enhancing the country’s strategic imaging capabilities from geostationary orbit, according to ISRO Chairman Dr. V. Narayanan.
India's first imaging satellite in geosynchronous orbit lifts off
Sriharikota: ISRO’s state-of-the art Earth observation spacecraft, the country’s first ever imaging satellite intended for the Geosynchronous orbit, EOS-05 lifted off from the spaceport here on Friday, September 4. Set to provide real-time imagery and help the nation in areas including agriculture, and disaster management, a GSLV-F17 rocket carrying the payload headed into the wide … Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News, Technology, Ent…
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