The countdown for the launch of GSLV-F10/EOS-03 mission commenced today at 0343Hrs (IST)

This satellite can be a game-changer for India as it will provide real-time border images with a high-resolution camera and also it will be helpful in disaster management.

The Earth Observation Satellite-03 is scheduled to be launched on August 12, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on Monday.

Singh is the Minister of State in charge of the Department of Space.

"GSLV-F10 is slated to launch Earth Observation Satellite, EOS-03 on August 12, 2021, from Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR, Sriharikota. #ISRO," Singh tweeted on Monday.

Countdown for the launch of GSLV-F10/EOS-03 mission commenced today at 0343Hrs (IST) from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota#GSLVF10 #EOS03 #ISRO pic.twitter.com/ICzSfTHMBI — ISRO (@isro) August 10, 2021

Last week, in a written response to a question in Lok Sabha, Singh had said that GSLV F10 would launch EOS-03 in the third quarter of 2021.

PSLV-C52 is scheduled to launch EOS-04, another earth observation satellite, in the third quarter of 2021.

The first developmental flight of the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle, SSLV- D1, is scheduled to launch EOS-02 in the fourth quarter of 2021. PSLV-C53 is also scheduled to launch EOS-06 in the fourth quarter of 2021, Singh said.

Orbital Launch no.77 of 2021 ????????????????????????️@isro to launch the country's first ever state-of-the-art agile Geostationary Earth Observation satellite known as EOS-03 (GISAT-1 previously), on a #GSLVF10???? LV from SHAR spaceport in #India.#ISRO #EOS03 #TeamIndia #AtmaNirbharBharat pic.twitter.com/jrazAYEru1 — Karthik Naren (@nkknspace) August 8, 2021

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