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India Successfully Launches EOS-05 on GSLV-F17 Mission
India launched a new satellite called EOS-05 into space.
The satellite traveled on a GSLV-F17 rocket from Sriharikota.
It reached the planned temporary orbit about 18 minutes after launch.
EOS-05 is designed to take detailed pictures of Earth from a very high orbit.
Its images may help with farming, environmental monitoring, and disaster management.
ISRO said the satellite was healthy and its solar panel had opened.
Engineers will later raise its orbit and move it to its final position.
Officials called the launch an important achievement for India’s space programme.
ISRO launched the 2,367-kilogram EOS-05 Earth observation satellite aboard GSLV-F17 from Sriharikota.
The rocket placed EOS-05 into its intended Sub-Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit 18 minutes after liftoff at 2:55 a.m.
EOS-05 is described as India’s first imaging satellite designed to monitor Earth from geosynchronous orbit.
ISRO said the satellite’s systems, including its solar panel and valves, were functioning properly after injection.
The mission was GSLV’s 19th flight and ISRO’s first successful launch activity since the PSLV-C62 failure cited in the reports.
- Who
- The Indian Space Research Organisation, led by Chairman V. Narayanan, launched EOS-05; Jitendra Singh congratulated the team.
- What
- GSLV-F17 successfully injected the 2,367-kilogram EOS-05 Earth observation satellite into its intended Sub-Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit.
- Where
- The Second Launch Pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, India.
- When
- Friday at 2:55 a.m.; the reports do not specify the calendar date.
- Why
- EOS-05 is intended to provide advanced Earth imagery for national activities, including agriculture, environmental monitoring, and disaster management.
Key facts
- Launch vehicle
- GSLV-F17, the 19th flight of India’s Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle
- Satellite
- Advanced Earth Observation Satellite-05 (EOS-05)
- Satellite mass
- 2,367 kilograms
- Initial orbit
- Sub-Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit
- Time to orbit
- 18 minutes after liftoff
- Launch site
- Second Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota
- Satellite status
- ISRO reported that the valves and solar panel were operating properly and that the satellite was healthy
Quotes
Jitendra Singh
India’s Minister of State in the Department of Atomic Energy
“This success is the culmination of the hard work of the entire ISRO team along with our industrial partners and academia. On this occasion, I congratulate each and every one of you. This is a great achievement in our country’s space programme.”
deccanchronicle.com
“I am very happy to announce that the GSLV-F17 vehicle has successfully and precisely injected the Advanced Earth Observation Satellite-05, the geo-imaging satellite, in the intended and required orbit.”
deccanchronicle.com
firstpost.com
Sources
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