Cong hails successful launch of India’s first-ever imaging satellite in geo-orbit

New Delhi: The Congress on Friday hailed ISRO for the successful launch of the country’s first-ever imaging satellite in geo-orbit, saying the makers of modern India laid the foundations of the country’s space programme with vision and foresight, and generations of scientists have built upon that legacy with remarkable achievements.

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) scripted history yet again by successfully placing the over 2,300-kg payload into a precise orbit aboard a GSLV rocket early Friday.

In a post on X, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said, “Congratulations to the entire @isro team on the successful GSLV-F17/EOS-05 mission! EOS-05, India’s first imaging satellite, from Geosynchronous orbit, will further strengthen our Earth Observation capabilities that we have been developing for years.”

“We are immensely proud of our scientists, space engineers and researchers whose dedication and ingenuity continue to take India’s space programme to greater heights,” the Congress chief said.

The Congress party has always remained deeply committed to scientific temper and space research, he said.

“The makers of modern India laid the foundations of our space programme with vision and foresight, and generations of our scientists have built upon that legacy with remarkable achievements,” Kharge said.

This launch marked the space agency’s maiden success for the year 2026. The EOS-05 satellite was successfully placed in the intended sub-geosynchronous transfer orbit, about 18 minutes after it lifted off from the spaceport Sriharikota.