India's latest earth observation satellite starts serving images

ISRO released first-day images of the Earth Observation Satellite-06 covering the Himalayan region, Kutch region of Gujarat and the Arabian Sea.

First-day images received by the Earth Observation Satellite-06 on November 29 2022, at NRSC, Shadnagar cover the Himalayan region, Gujarat Kutch region and the Arabian Sea. | Photo Credit: Twitter/@ISRO

The Earth Observation Satellite-06 launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation on November 26 has started serving images, the national space agency said on Wednesday.

Bengaluru-headquartered ISRO shared on Twitter the first-day images received on Tuesday at National Remote Sensing Centre, Shadnagar, Telangana, covering the Himalayan region, Kutch region of Gujarat and the Arabian Sea.

EOS-06 commenced serving the images.

First-day images received on Nov 29, 2022, at NRSC, Shadnagar cover the Himalayan region, Gujarat Kutch region, & the Arabian Sea.

They are captured by the Ocean Color Monitor (OCM) & Sea Surface Temperature Monitor (SSTM) Sensors. (1/2) pic.twitter.com/xkQjP1GT7z

— ISRO (@isro) November 30, 2022

"They are captured by the Ocean Color Monitor (OCM) and Sea Surface Temperature Monitor (SSTM) sensors (on board EOS-06)", it said.

The images were released by ISRO Chairman S Somanath in virtual mode, in the presence of Director of U. R. Rao Satellite Centre, M. Sankaran, and NRSC Director Prakash Chauhan, it was stated.