Isro Chairman K Sivan said, 'This is an important mission for India'.
RISAT-2B
(Radar Imaging Satellite-2B), an earth observation satellite, was
placed into orbit early on Wednesday by the Indian Space Research
Organisation (Isro).
It
was launched at 5:30 am from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at
Sriharikota, off the southern Andhra coast, about 100 km from here.
About
15 minutes into flight, the rocket placed RISAT-2B
into orbit.
Isro
Chairman K Sivan said: “This is an important mission for India.
It
is an excellent satellite, with hi-fi earth observation
(capabilities).”
Isro
says the application would help agriculture and forestry, and also
support disaster management.
Experts
say the satellite would also be used for military surveillance. The
life is around five years. It can take pictures even under cloudy
conditions.
An
earlier one, RISAT-2, has been used to monitor activities in camps
across the border in Pakistan.
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