ISRO successfully launches GSLV-F17/EOS-05 mission from Satish Dhawan Space Centre

A GSLV rocket, carrying ISRO's earth observation satellite EOS-05, succssfully lauched from the spaceport in a pre-dawn mission on Friday from Andhra Pradesh's Sriharikota. The rocket was liftoff from Satish Dhawan Space Centre at 2:55 am IST. Soon after the rocket's launch, the EOS-05 satellite was successfully placed in its intended sub-geosynchronous transfer orbit. "I am very happy to announce that the GSLV-F17 vehicle has successfully and precisely injected the advanced Earth observation satellite EOS-05, the Geo-Imaging Satellite, into the intended and required orbit," ISRO Chief Dr. V Narayanan said in his statement.