Source: TOI
Context: ISRO has slated the launch of EOS-05, formerly GISAT-1A, aboard the GSLV-F17 rocket from Sriharikota. It is the operational replacement for the lost GISAT-1 mission.
What It Is
- An ISRO geo-imaging satellite built on the I-2K platform
- Operating in Geosynchronous Orbit, about 35,786 km
- Enabling near-real-time monitoring of India, surrounding oceans and border regions
About
- Launcher: GSLV-F17 (GSLV Mk II), from the Second Launch Pad at SDSC-SHAR, Sriharikota
- Why the high orbit: it matches Earth’s rotation, overcoming the multi-day revisit gaps typical of Low Earth Orbit satellites.
- Primary objective: persistent spatial, spectral and thermal monitoring over the Indian landmass, oceans and border zones — for disaster mitigation, agriculture and strategic defence.
