India's GSLV-F17 rocket places EOS-05 satellite in higher orbit than planned, which ISRO says could extend its lifespan by at least 3 years
India's space agency ISRO successfully launched the GSLV-F17 rocket on Friday, placing the EOS-05 Earth observation satellite into orbit. According to ThePrint's reporting on the launch, the rocket placed the satellite at a perigee of approximately 171 kilometers and an apogee of 31,026 kilometers—roughly 2,100 kilometers higher than the planned apogee. ThePrint reports that the higher-than-planned orbit could extend the satellite's operational lifespan by at least 3 additional years. The launch ended an 8-month gap in ISRO's launch activity.
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✓ Verified
- ✓GSLV-F17 successfully launched on Friday. (Source: ThePrint)
- ✓EOS-05 satellite placed into orbit with perigee of ~171 km and apogee of 31,026 km. (Source: ThePrint)
- ✓Apogee was approximately 2,100 km higher than planned. (Source: ThePrint)
- ✓Higher orbit could extend satellite lifespan by at least 3 years. (Source: ThePrint)
- ✓Launch ended an 8-month gap in ISRO launch activity. (Source: ThePrint)
~ Interpretation
- ~The higher-than-planned orbit constitutes an overperformance by the rocket. (Source characterization: ThePrint headline describes rocket as 'outperformed')
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