Archive · 4 Sep 2026
ISRO Launches GSLV-F17 Carrying EOS-05 Earth Observation Satellite
India’s space agency, ISRO, launched a rocket early on Friday.
The rocket was called GSLV-F17.
It carried a satellite named EOS-05.
The satellite is designed to observe Earth and take images.
The rocket lifted off at 2:55 a.m.
The launch happened at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.
It was raining, but the rocket successfully rose into the sky.
The launch was a pre-dawn mission.
ISRO successfully launched the GSLV-F17 rocket carrying EOS-05.
The launch took place at 2:55 a.m. on Friday.
The 51.7-metre rocket lifted off amid rain and darkness.
The rocket launched from the second pad at Satish Dhawan Space Centre.
EOS-05 is an imaging earth observation satellite.
- Who
- The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched the mission.
- What
- A GSLV-F17 rocket carrying the EOS-05 imaging earth observation satellite was successfully launched.
- When
- Friday at 2:55 a.m.
- Where
- The second launch pad at Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.
- Why
- The rocket was launched to carry EOS-05 into space for Earth observation.
- Rocket
- GSLV-F17
- Payload
- EOS-05 imaging earth observation satellite
- Launch time
- 2:55 a.m. on Friday
- Rocket height
- 51.7 metres
- Launch site
- Second launch pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre
- Location
- Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh
- Conditions
- Pre-dawn darkness and rain