ISRO Set For Major Comeback With EOS 5 Launch On September 4

The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is getting ready for an important comeback mission after being away from the launch pad for about eight months and after two consecutive failures of its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) rocket, according to its Chairman Dr. V. Narayanan.

He stated that ISRO will try to launch one of its most ambitious Earth observation satellites into space using the Geo-synchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV F17) rocket early on September 4, when the majority of India will still be asleep.

EOS 5 Mission To Boost India's Earth Observation Capabilities

The mission is carrying EOS 5, formerly known as GISAT 1A, a satellite intended to give India a continuous aerial picture of the country from a remarkable altitude of about 36,000 kilometres above Earth.

Dr. Narayanan stated that ISRO intends to conduct seven launches between now and March 2027, including the much awaited G1 mission of the Gaganyaan human spaceflight program, which will be the first unmanned flight.

EOS 5 To Replace Failed Satellite Mission

On August 12, 2021, an earlier effort to launch a comparable satellite into orbit was unsuccessful. Then, because to an issue with the domestic cryogenic upper stage, the GSLV F10 rocket carrying EOS 03, the first GISAT satellite, failed. The spaceship was lost because the cryogenic engine did not operate as planned. The failure compelled ISRO to start over and denied India a capacity that scientists had long wanted.

That lost mission is essentially replaced by EOS 5. It is anticipated that the satellite will take numerous images of the Indian subcontinent during the day, enabling quick surveillance of rapidly emerging catastrophes including forest fires, floods, cyclones, and cloudbursts. Scientists think it might provide near-real-time data that would be helpful to security authorities, agricultural planners, weather forecasts, and disaster management organisations.

For a nation that is becoming more susceptible to extreme weather disasters, that capability is especially crucial.