{
  "id": 5420023,
  "title": "ISRO’s GSLV-F17 carrying EOS-05 lifts off from Sriharikota",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/isros-gslv-f17-carrying-eos-05-lifts-off-from-sriharikota-5420023",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-03T21:40:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu - Sci-Tech",
    "slug": "the-hindu-sci-tech",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/isro-gslv-f17-eos-05-satellite-rocket-launch-september-4-sriharikota-updates/article71425914.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A GSLV rocket, carrying India’s Earth observation satellite EOS-05, embarked on a pre-dawn mission from the Sriharikota spaceport on Friday, September 4, 2026. The 51.7 meter tall GSLV-F17 rocket took off from the second launch pad at Satish Dhawan Space Centre, located approximately 135 km from Chennai, at a scheduled time of 2:55 am, illuminating the night sky amidst rain. The advanced Earth observation spacecraft is India’s inaugural imaging satellite positioned in Geosynchronous orbit, according to official sources. The rocket completed a 27-hour countdown that commenced at 11:30 pm on Wednesday.",
  "summary": "India’s first imaging satellite in geosynchronous orbit lifts off successfully from the spaceport in a pre-dawn mission.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "ISRO's GSLV-F17 carrying EOS-05 earth observation spacecraft takes off from Sriharikota",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/isros-gslv-f17-carrying-eos-05-earth-observation-spacecraft-takes-off",
        "published": "2026-09-03T21:26:50.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "ISRO’s GSLV-F17 carrying EOS-05 lifts off from Sriharikota",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/isros-gslv-f17-carrying-eos-05-lifts-off-from-sriharikota",
        "published": "2026-09-03T21:40:29.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}