SRIHARIKOTA: The Indian House Analysis Organisation (Isro) efficiently launched EOS-05, India’s first imaging satellite tv for pc designed to function from a geosynchronous orbit, aboard GSLV-F17 within the early hours of Friday.The 51.7-metre-tall, 420.5-tonne, three-stage rocket lifted off from the second launch pad at Sriharikota at 2.55am and positioned the round 2,367kg Earth remark satellite tv for pc in its supposed sub-geosynchronous switch orbit.This was the nineteenth GSLV flight. GSLV-F17 had a S139 stable core with 4 L40H liquid strap-ons, a GL40HT liquid second stage and a CUS15 indigenous cryogenic higher stage, apart from a four-metre composite ogive payload fairing.EOS-05 was injected right into a geosynchronous switch orbit. It’ll finally obtain a nominal perigee of 170km, apogee of 28,934km and inclination of 19.28 levels. The satellite tv for pc shall be moved to the ultimate orbit via a collection of manoeuvres utilizing onboard thrusters.Isro chairman V Narayanan mentioned the rocket injected the satellite tv for pc within the supposed orbit exactly. That is the 107th launch from Sriharikota and nineteenth GSLV flight. The chairman addressed from the mission management advanced publish launch.“From launching 1536kg payload within the first GSLV launch, the chairman mentioned the rocket has carried the heaviest payload in its historical past at 2367kg. We regularly improved the efficiency of the automobile by optimising the structural mass and bettering efficiency system. The satellite tv for pc is India’s first dedicating imaging satellite tv for pc from geosynchronous orbit. It’ll present strategic information.”The chairman additionally mentioned Isro can have six extra launches this monetary yr together with navigation satellite tv for pc NVS-03 and Gaganyaan first uncrewed mission.India had 21 operational Earth remark satellites as of February 2026. Of those, most are in low-Earth or sun-synchronous polar orbits, whereas India’s geostationary-orbit Earth remark functionality is at present represented by the meteorological satellites INSAT-3D, INSAT-3DR and INSAT-3DS.
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EOS-05 is India’s first imaging satellite tv for pc to function from geosynchronous orbit.The launch was the primary GSLV mission since GSLV-F16 efficiently positioned the joint Nasa-Isro NISAR Earth remark satellite tv for pc in a 743km sun-synchronous orbit on July 30, 2025. Friday’s launch was Isro’s second orbital mission of 2026. The primary, PSLV-C62 carrying EOS-N1 and different payloads on Jan 12, failed following an anomaly in the direction of the tip of the rocket’s third-stage flight.