SRIHARIKOTA – In a pre-dawn launch on Wednesday, the Indian Space ResearchOrganisation (ISRO) Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV)-C46 successfullyplaced the earth observation satellite Radar Imaging Satellite-2B(RISAT-2B) into the orbit, further boosting India’s space-basedsurveillance capabilities.
The PSLV lifted off from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota ataround 5:30 am.
“PSLV C-46 RISAT-2B mission an outstanding success,” said the space agency.[image: View image on Twitter]link
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#ISROMissions linklink lifts-off from Sriharikota.
Here’s a shot of the first stage separation.
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At around 5:50 am, the PSLV successfully injected the satellite into LowEarth Orbit.View image on Twitterlink[image: View image on Twitter]link
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The RISAT-2B, which will replace RISAT-2 that was launched in 2009, ismeant for application in fields such as surveillance, agriculture, forestryand disaster management support.
The satellite has a mission life of five years and is equipped with asynthetic aperture radar that can take pictures of the earth during day andnight, and also under cloudy conditions.
It will also be used for military surveillance. ISRO had launched RISAT-1,a microwave remote sensing satellite, in 2012.
PSLV-C46 is the 48th mission of PSLV. It launched the RISAT-2B from theFirst Launch Pad (FLP) of SDSC, said a statement released by ISRO.
PSLV-C46 is the 14th flight of PSLV in ‘core-alone’ configuration (withoutthe use of solid strap-on motors). It was the 72nd launch vehicle missionfrom Sriharikota and also marked the 36th launch from the first launch pad.
