India on Wednesday successfully placed into orbit a radar imaging earth observation satellite RISAT-2B in a text book style.
India’s new earth observation satellite up in the sky will send good clarity images which will be used for agriculture, forestry and disaster management support, said Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), the country’s space agency.
The images captured by the satellite will also be used for surveillance purposes while ISRO is silent on this aspect.
“I am extremely happy to announce that PSLV-C46 has successfully injected RISAT-2B in precise orbit,” K.Sivan, ISRO Chairman said post launch.Read More…
