{"id":122550,"date":"2026-09-03T11:26:33","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T05:56:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=122550"},"modified":"2026-09-03T11:26:33","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T05:56:33","slug":"isro-eos-05-launch-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/isro-eos-05-launch-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"ISRO EOS-05 Launch 2026, GSLV-F17 Mission, Launch Date, Features"},"content":{"rendered":"

The <\/span>Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)<\/b> is scheduled to launch the <\/span>GSLV-F17\/EOS-05 mission on September 4, 2026, at 2:55 AM IST<\/b>. The mission will lift off from the <\/span>Second Launch Pad (SLP) at Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC-SHAR), Sriharikota<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The GSLV-F17 will carry <\/span>EOS-05, an advanced Earth observation satellite<\/b>, and place it into a <\/span>Sub-Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (Sub-GTO)<\/b>. A major feature of the mission is that EOS-05 is <\/span>India’s first imaging satellite designed for operation from a geosynchronous orbit<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n

What is GSLV-F17?<\/b><\/h2>\n

GSLV-F17<\/b> is the launch vehicle assigned to place EOS-05 into its designated orbit. It belongs to India’s <\/span>Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV)<\/b> family, which is designed to launch heavier spacecraft into high-energy orbits.<\/span><\/p>\n

For the GSLV-F17 mission, ISRO is using a <\/span>4-metre diameter Ogive composite payload fairing<\/b>. The fairing protects the satellite from atmospheric conditions during the initial phase of flight.<\/span><\/p>\n

The vehicle will inject EOS-05 into a <\/span>Sub-Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (Sub-GTO)<\/b>. From there, the spacecraft can be manoeuvred towards its operational orbit.<\/span><\/p>\n

What is EOS-05?<\/b><\/h2>\n

EOS-05 is a state-of-the-art Earth observation spacecraft<\/b> developed by ISRO<\/a><\/strong>. It is particularly significant because it is described by ISRO as <\/span>India’s first-ever imaging satellite from a geosynchronous orbit<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Earth observation satellites collect information about the Earth’s surface and atmosphere. Their data can support applications such as:<\/span><\/p>\n