ISRO's New Eye in Space: EOS-05 Set for Sept 4 Launch
What Happened
ISRO will launch GSLV-F17 carrying EOS-05 (GISAT-1A) from Sriharikota on September 4 at 2:55 AM IST. EOS-05 will be India's first imaging satellite operating from geostationary orbit, about 36,000 km above Earth, enabling continuous observation of the Indian subcontinent. Unlike conventional Earth-observation satellites that revisit locations periodically, EOS-05 can monitor the same region continuously, providing imagery every 30 minutes and selected areas every 5 minutes.
Key Takeaways
EOS-05 is expected to strengthen weather monitoring, disaster management, environmental surveillance, and strategic observation by delivering near-real-time images from a fixed position in space. The mission also marks the 19th flight of ISRO's GSLV rocket and a major step forward in India's Earth-observation capabilities.