ISRO successfully launches earth observation satellite RISAT-2B

In a predawn launch on Wednesday Indian space agency ISRO scripted history by successfully launching earth observation satellite RISAT2B that would enhance the countrys surveillance capabilities among othersAs the 25hour countdown which had begun on Tuesday concluded the agencys trusted workhorse the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle PSLVC46 blasted off at 530 am from the first launch pad of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre on its 48th mission carrying the 615 kg satelliteThe RISAT2B Radar Imaging Satellite2B meant for application in fields such as surveillance agriculture forestry and disaster management support was successfully released into its orbit at about 15 minutes and 30 seconds after the liftoffCommenting on the launch from the Mission Control Centre ISRO Chairman K Sivan said that the PSLVC46 successfully injected RISAT2B precisely in the designated orbit of 555 km with an inclination of 37 degreesThis particular mission for PSLV is a very very important mission With this launch PSLV lofts 50 tonnes to space by launching 354 satellites including national student and foreign satellites Sivan saidThe ISRO chairman said the PSLVC46 carried two important piggyback payloads an indigenously developed processor and a lowcost Inertial Navigation SystemIt is going to revolutionise our future launch vehicle missions he saidSivan said the RISAT2B is an advanced earth observation satellite In this satellite another very complex new technology has flown That is a 36metre unfurlable radial rib antenna This is also going to be the technology of the future he addedu00f0u009fu0087u00aeu00f0u009fu0087u00b3 ISROMissions u00f0u009fu0087u00aeu00f0u009fu0087u00b3For those who missed watching the launch live take a look at the majestic liftoff of PSLVC46Mission accomplished successfully pictwittercomNec1XkQ7btmdash ISRO isro May 22 2019On future launches Sivan said The next mission Chandrayaan2 is going to be a landmark mission for India It is going to be the most complex mission ever undertaken by ISRO It is going to take place between July 9 and July 16 this yearHe added that the landing on the moon is expected to be on September 6 It is going to land at a particular location where nobody has gone beforeAfter Chandrayaan2 Sivan said ISRO would look at launching the very highresolution CARTOSAT 3 satelliteISROMissionsPSLVC46 liftsoff from Sriharikota Heres a shot of the first stage separationStay tuned pictwittercomqJ20Zfprmrmdash ISRO isro May 22 2019A second demonstration of the reusable launch vehicle is going to happen in the coming months Cost effective small satellite launch vehicle developments are also going to take place in a few months from now he addedRISAT2B launched on Wednesday would replace the RISAT2 which was successfully launched in 2009The RISAT2B is equipped with a synthetic aperture radar that can take pictures of the earth during day and night and also under cloudy conditionsWith a mission life of five years the satellite would also be used for military surveillance ISRO sources told PTIThe RISAT2 has been actively used by India to monitor activities in camps across the border in Pakistan to thwart infiltration bids by terroristsIndian Space Research Organisation ISRO launches PSLVC46 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre Sriharikota PSLVC46 will launch the RISAT2B radar earth observation satellite into a 555 kmaltitude orbit pictwittercomiY2paDVjlsmdash ANI ANI May 22 2019The PSLVC46 was the 14th flight of the PSLV in its corealone configuration sans the use of the solid strapon motorsIt was the 72nd launch vehicle mission from Sriharikota and also marked the 36th launch from the first launch padISRO PSLVC46 successfully injects RISAT2B into Low Earth Orbit pictwittercomFoS7yroqGXmdash ANI ANI May 22 2019Wednesdays launch of the PSLV also marked the third launch in 2019The other two were the PSLVC45EMISAT mission which successfully injected the EMISAT and 29 international customer satellites into their orbits on April 1 and the PSLVC44 which successfully placed the MicrosatR and the KalamsatV2 satellites in designated orbits on January 24ISRO had launched RISAT1 a microwave remote sensing satellite on April 26 2012 from SriharikotaCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get the latest updatesEdited by midday online desk with inputs from Agencies