ISRO's 'Naughty Boy' GSLV-F17 Delivers India's First Geo-Orbit Imaging Satellite EOS-05

At 2:55 AM IST on September 4, ISRO successfully launched EOS-05, India's first geosynchronous Earth observation imaging satellite, aboard the GSLV-F17 rocket from Sriharikota. The 2,367 kg satellite — the heaviest payload ever lifted by this variant — was injected into its intended sub-geosynchronous orbit after a 19-minute flight, giving India a permanent 'eye in the sky' capable of continuous, round-the-clock monitoring of the China and Pakistan borders. ISRO...