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India's Space Agency Launched a New Earth‑Watching Satellite! 🚀

Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised the successful launch of a big rocket.

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Key Points

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Launch vehicle: Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle - F17

Satellite: Earth Observation Satellite - 05

Launch time: early morning from Satish Dhawan Space Centre

Purpose: provide frequent images of the country

Significance: demonstrates India's advancing space abilities

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The rocket, called Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle - F17, carried Earth Observation Satellite - 05.

The satellite will give near‑real‑time pictures of India from about 36,000 km high.

Scientists say this shows India's growing skill in space.

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11 words

Geosynchronous

a very high path around Earth that stays over the same spot

Satellite

a machine that travels in space and can take pictures or send signals

Orbit

the path a satellite follows around Earth

Launch vehicle

the big rocket that carries a satellite into space

Multispectral

seeing many different kinds of light, like colors we cannot see

Hyperspectral

seeing even more kinds of light than multispectral

Infrared

a kind of light that is hotter than what our eyes can see

Observation

watching or looking at something carefully

Mission

a special job that scientists plan for a space project

Milestone

an important achievement

Capabilities

the things a group can do well

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