NEW DELHI: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday hailed the successful launch of GSLV-F17 carrying EOS-05, terming it another significant stride in India’s space journey and highlighting the satellite’s contribution to the country’s Earth-observation capabilities.
In a post on X, the Defence Minister wrote, “The successful GSLV-F17 launch carrying EOS-05 marks another significant stride in India’s space journey. As India’s first imaging satellite placed in Geosynchronous orbit, EOS-05 strengthens our Earth-observation capabilities and reflects the growing sophistication of our space programme.”
The GSLV-F17 vehicle successfully and precisely injected EOS-05, also known as the geo-imaging star satellite, into its intended orbit, marking another milestone for India’s space programme, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chief V Narayanan announced on Thursday.
Singh also highlighted the expanding partnership between the ISRO and the country’s industrial sector, saying that collaboration was contributing to innovation and strengthening indigenous capabilities.
He added, “Under the visionary leadership of PM @narendramodi, India is steadily building a progressive, self-reliant and globally competitive space ecosystem. The expanding partnership between ISRO and Indian industry is giving greater scale to innovation, strengthening indigenous capabilities and opening new frontiers for our space ambitions.”
