{
  "id": 4817911,
  "title": "India's new eye in the sky: ISRO's GSLV-F17",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/indias-new-eye-in-the-sky-isros-gslv-f17",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-01T07:32:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Economic Times",
    "slug": "the-economic-times",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/science/indias-new-eye-in-the-sky-isros-gslv-f17-to-launch-its-first-geostationary-imager-on-september-4/articleshow/133672207.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "India's National Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is set to launch its Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-F17) carrying the EOS-05 satellite, as announced on ISRO's official website. This will be the 19th flight for GSLV-F17, which will place EOS-05 into a Sub-Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (Sub-GTO). The launch is scheduled from the Second Launch Pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota.\n\nEOS-05 is heralded as a state-of-the-art Earth observation spacecraft, representing ISRO's first-ever imaging satellite from geosynchronous orbit. Classified as a Earth Observation satellite with a payload, GSLV-F17 is the launch vehicle responsible for carrying EOS-05 into space.\n\nGeosynchronous satellites, such as EOS-05, orbit at a higher altitude of approximately 36,000 kilometres above the equator, enabling them to maintain a fixed position relative to the Earth's surface due to their orbital period matching Earth's rotation. This unique positioning allows EOS-05 to repeatedly image the Indian subcontinent and surrounding regions on a continuous basis, unlike satellites orbiting at lower altitudes that only pass over a given location periodically.\n\nThe EOS-05 mission is anticipated to provide near-real-time imagery at intervals of around 30 minutes, with potential revisit times for priority targets as short as five minutes. This technology is expected to prove invaluable in monitoring various environmental and security-related events, such as cyclones, floods, forest fires, and other rapidly evolving situations. Additionally, the satellite's persistent monitoring capabilities are expected to support strategic observation of areas of interest.",
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}