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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New Delhi, Sep 4: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday congratulated Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) scientists on successfully placing the country's first-ever imaging satellite into geosynchronous orbit. ISRO on Friday launched the EOS-05 satellite, placing the over 2,300 kg payload into a precise orbit using a GSLV rocket. In a message on X, Shah said, "Congratulations to @ISRO scientists as GSLV-F17 successfully carried EOS-05 i…
Explained: The EOS-05 satellite launch by ISRO and its significance for India
The EOS-05 will keep a close watch on the Indian subcontinent from the sky. It will provide real-time imagery of large-area regions at frequent intervals, which will be useful in activities such as agriculture, disaster management, and the monitoring of cyclones, cloudbursts, and thunderstorms.
Most Earth-imaging satellites orbit a few hundred kilometres up, giving them only minutes over any one location during each pass. EOS-05, launched by ISRO on 4 September 2026, is now climbing towards a geosynchronous orbit roughly 36,000 kilometres above Earth, from where it is designed to keep the same broad region in view and provide near-continuous imagery.
GSLV-F17 delivered India's first geosynchronous Earth-imaging spacecraft to a transfer orbit. EOS-05 must now complete its climb before persistent regional radar observations begin.
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