Isro successfully launches earth observation satellite RISAT-2B that would enhance the country's surveillance capabilities among others.
Risat uses synthetic aperture radar to provide all-weather surveillance. PSLV-C46 carrying Risat 2B -- which weighs 615kg -- lifted off from the first launch pad at Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota at 5.30am, as scheduled.
Around 15 minutes after the lift-off, the four-stage rocket successfully placed the satellite in a 557km circular orbit. With a mission life of five years, the radar imaging earth observation satellite developed by Isro, with its X-band radar, will provide services in the fields of agriculture, forestry and disaster management support.
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