Sriharikota: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launched EOS-05 today, India's first imaging satellite designed to operate from geosynchronous orbit, from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, southern India.

According to Qatar News Agency, the EOS-05 satellite, weighing 2,367 kilograms, was launched aboard the three-stage GSLV-F17 rocket. ISRO stated that about 18 minutes after liftoff, the rocket placed the satellite into a Sub-Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit.

The satellite will monitor the Indian subcontinent, including remote border areas, strategic assets, severe weather phenomena, and environmental events.