ISRO’s EOS-05 Launch and India’s Expanding Space Ecosystem

ISRO is back on the launchpad with GSLV-F17 tomorrow at 2:55 AM from Sriharikota, carrying EOS-05, India's first Earth observation satellite in Geosynchronous Orbit (GEO). Unlike lower-orbiting satellites that take snapshots as they pass, EOS-05 will hover over the same spot, providing continuous, high-resolution imagery of strategic areas like borders and conflict zones.

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The headlines call it India's "Hawkeye" for 24/7 monitoring, a tool for...