Tuesday, December 10, 2019

India's spy satellite RISAT-2BR1 to be launched from Sriharikota today

India's latest spy satellite RISAT-2BR1, along with nine foreign satellites is set to be launched from Sriharikota rocket port in Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday. The countdown for the launch had begun at 4.40 pm on Tuesday. Placed into an orbit of 576 km, the Indian satellite will have a life of five years. India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) rocket is expected to blast off from the first launch pad at 3.25 p.m. on Wednesday carrying RISAT-2BR1 a radar imaging earth observation satellite weighing about 628 kg, said the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).

India's latest spy satellite RISAT-2BR1, along with nine foreign satellites is set to be launched from Sriharikota rocket port in Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday. The countdown for the launch had begun at 4.40 pm on Tuesday. Placed into an orbit of 576 km, the Indian satellite will have a life of five years. India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) rocket is expected to blast off from the first launch pad at 3.25 p.m. on Wednesday carrying RISAT-2BR1 a radar imaging earth observation satellite weighing about 628 kg, said the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). December 11, 2019 at 06:53AM https://ift.tt/35912A1

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