India will launch an earth statement satellite on Sunday (May 18, 2025) from the spaceport at Sriharikota, boosting its surveillance capabilities from house in all climate circumstances.
A delegation of lawmakers, who’re a part of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology, is scheduled to witness the launch of the EOS-09 satellite onboard the ISRO’s warhorse rocket Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) at 5:59 a.m. on May 18, officers stated.
Equipped with a C-band artificial aperture radar, EOS-09 might be able to capturing high-resolution pictures of the Earth’s floor beneath all climate circumstances, day or night time.
This all-weather, round-the-clock imaging is significant for purposes, ranging from agriculture and forestry monitoring to catastrophe administration, city planning, and nationwide safety.
The EOS-09 satellite, weighing round 1,710 kg, will be a part of India’s rising constellation of Earth statement property, addressing the want for expanded real-time protection throughout the nation’s huge territory.
More than two dozen members of Parliament are anticipated to witness the launch event at the invitation of the Department of Space. After that, in the night, they are going to proceed in direction of Tirupati and go to an necessary science and know-how institute.
EOS-09 (RISAT-1B) is a follow-on to the RISAT-1 satellite with related configuration. It enhances and dietary supplements information from the Resourcesat, Cartosat and RISAT-2B Series satellites.
Published – May 12, 2025 03:34 pm IST
