ISRO Chief Hails GSLV-F17 Success, EOS-05 in Perfect Health
Narayanan credited the successful mission to the collective efforts of the entire ISRO team, along with its industrial partners and the academic community
Sriharikota: ISRO chief V Narayanan on Friday announced that the GSLV-F17 vehicle successfully and precisely injected the Advanced Earth Observation Satellite-05 (EOS-05), a geo-imaging satellite, into its intended orbit.
Narayanan said the successful mission was a significant achievement for India’s space programme and confirmed that the satellite’s health was perfectly alright after its injection into orbit.
“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,” Narayanan said shortly after the mission’s success was announced at the space centre.
He added that once EOS-05 is operationalised in orbit, it will become India’s first dedicated imaging satellite from geosynchronous orbit and provide important strategic data for the country.
“Today, we have injected the heaviest satellite, 2367 kgs, using this launch vehicle. The health of the satellite is perfectly alright,” the ISRO chief said.
Narayanan credited the successful mission to the collective efforts of the entire ISRO team, along with its industrial partners and the academic community.
“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,” he said.
Later, while addressing a press conference, the ISRO chief said that the space agency is targeting another six launches in the current financial year.
Praising ISRO and the scientists involved in the mission, Minister of State in the Department of Space Jitendra Singh wrote on X, “Another giant leap for India in Space! Kudos to Team @isro on the successful launch of GSLV-F17/EOS-05.”
Singh said EOS-05 is a state-of-the-art Earth observation satellite and India’s first imaging satellite from geosynchronous orbit, enabling advanced imaging across visible, infrared, multispectral and hyperspectral bands.
ISRO successfully deployed the EOS-05 Earth observation satellite into orbit from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota on Friday, marking another major milestone in India’s space programme.
The launch took place from the Second Launch Pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, SHAR. It was carried out on a GSLV-F17 rocket, the 19th flight of India’s Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV), carrying EOS-05 towards a Sub-Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (Sub-GTO).
