India Successfully Puts RISAT-2B Earth-Observation Satellite into Orbit

India Successfully Puts RISAT-2B Earth-Observation Satellite into Orbit

• The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launched its third radar imaging earth observation satellite RISAT-2B into orbit on May 22, 2019.
• ISRO used Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C46) to launch RISAT-2B from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre into an orbit of 556 km.
• RISAT-2B is a radar imaging earth observation satellite having a weight of about 615 kg. The satellite will help boost the country’s surveillance capabilities and provide services in the field of agriculture, forestry and disaster management among others.
• This was the 72nd launch vehicle mission from the Sriharikota Range of PSLV.