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ISRO Launches GSLV-F17 with EOS-05
Published on 29 Sep 2026
- On 4 September 2026 ISRO successfully launched GSLV-F17 from the Second Launch Pad at Sriharikota.
- 7 m rocket placed the 2,367 kg EOS-05 Earth-observation satellite into a Sub-Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit ~18–19 minutes after liftoff.
- The mission was ISRO’s 19th GSLV flight and the 107th launch from Sriharikota.
- EOS-05 will operate from ~36,000 km geosynchronous orbit, delivering real-time images of the Indian subcontinent every 30 minutes for an expected nine-year life.
- Used for mapping, weather, agriculture, disaster management and environmental monitoring.
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