Archive · 4 Sep 2026
ISRO Launches EOS-05, India's First Geosynchronous Imaging Satellite
India launched a new satellite called EOS-05.
The Indian Space Research Organisation, or ISRO, carried out the launch.
A rocket named GSLV-F17 lifted off early on September 4.
It launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota.
The satellite was first placed into a special transfer orbit.
It is intended to operate in a geosynchronous orbit about 36,000 kilometres above Earth.
EOS-05 can take different kinds of images of large areas of the planet.
These images may help with weather, farming, land monitoring and disaster management.
ISRO launched the EOS-05 Earth observation satellite aboard the GSLV-F17 rocket on September 4 at 2:55 a.m.
The rocket lifted off from the Second Launch Pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota.
EOS-05 was deployed into a targeted Sub-Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit before reaching its intended operational orbit.
The satellite is designed to provide repeated, advanced imaging across visible, infrared, multispectral and hyperspectral bands.
Minister of State Jitendra Singh praised the mission as another major milestone for India's space programme.
- Who
- The Indian Space Research Organisation launched EOS-05, with Minister of State Jitendra Singh praising the mission.
- What
- ISRO launched and deployed the EOS-05 Earth observation satellite using the GSLV-F17 rocket.
- When
- The launch occurred at 2:55 a.m. on September 4, during the intervening night of September 3 and 4.
- Where
- The launch took place from the Second Launch Pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota.
- Why
- EOS-05 is intended to provide advanced, repeated Earth imaging and information useful for weather, agriculture, land monitoring and disaster management.
- Satellite
- EOS-05 Earth observation spacecraft
- Launch vehicle
- GSLV-F17, the 19th flight of India's Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle
- Launch time
- 2:55 a.m. on September 4
- Launch site
- Second Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota
- Initial orbit
- Targeted Sub-Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit
- Intended operational orbit
- Geosynchronous orbit, approximately 36,000 kilometres above Earth
- Imaging capability
- Visible, infrared, multispectral and hyperspectral imaging
Sources
'Another Giant Leap': Jitendra Singh Hails ISRO As GSLV-F17 Successfully Deploys EOS-05, India's First Imaging Satellite In Geosynchronous Orbit
ISRO's Advanced Earth Observation Satellite EOS-05 Launched, Placed Successfully Into Orbit - Why It's Strategically Important