Isro Launches New Spy Satellite Risat 1

The spy satellite has a life span of five years.

Isro launches new spy satellite risat 1.

As per reports isro has plans to launch a total of four or five space surveillance satellites in the risat series. Apart from defence purposes the radar imaging satellite would also be used for surveillance agriculture forestry and disaster management support. The launch of risat 1 came many years after the launch of its planned successor risat 2 which had enhanced remote sensing capabilities courtesy of an israeli built x band radar. Risat 2br1 is an indian radar reconnaissance satellite that is part of india s risat programme and the fourth satellite in the series.

A wholly indian built spy surveillance satellite the radar imaging satellite or risat 1 that can see through clouds and fog and has very high resolution imaging is slated for launch in april. Isro launches spy satellite risat 2br1 will help india watch its borders closely the 44 4 metre tall pslv lifted off majestically with a thunderous sound leaving plumes of smoke from the first. After the scheduled risat 2br1 launch this month isro will probably launch the third satellite risat 2br2 later this month. India s polar satellite launch vehicle in its fiftieth flight pslv c48 successfully launched risat 2br1 an earth observation satellite along with nine commercial satellites of israel italy japan and usa from satish dhawan space centre sdsc shar sriharikota.

After a highly successful launch of the agni v india today launched its own spy satellite risat 1. The first risat satellite was launched on may 22 this year. The indian space research organisation isro successfully launched the risat 2br1 from the first launch pad flp of satish dhawan space centre sdsc shar sriharikota at 03 25 pm on 11 december. The launch marking a significant milestone marks the 50th mission of the pslv c48 polar satellite launch vehicle for the space agency and also the 75th vehicle mission from sriharikota.

It was launched on 11 december 2019 at 3 25 pm ist on board pslv rocket from satish dhawan space centre. The introduction of a new risat series satellite will enhance india s defence capabilities to monitor the cross border activities. Radar satellite 1 risat 1 is a state of the art microwave remote sensing satellite carrying a synthetic aperture radar sar payload operating in c band 5 35 ghz which enables imaging of the surface features during both day and night under all weather conditions. Radar imaging satellite risat is a series of remote sensing satellites built and operated by isro.

It was powered by the polar satellite launch vehicle pslv from sriharikota at 5 47 am this.