ISRO launches India’s spy satellite
The Indian Space Research Organisation launched country’s new spy satellite in space this week.
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Developed by ISRO, RISAT-2BR1 is a radar imaging earth observation satellite and apart from being used for military purposes, it has applications in fields such as agriculture and disaster management support.
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It also launched nine other commercial satellites. The other satellites include six from the United States, and one each from Japan, Italy and Israel; their applications range from remote sensing to earth imaging.
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This launch marks milestones other than PSLV’s 50th mission: It is also the 75th launch vehicle mission from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, and the sixth launch of 2019.
Fun Fact
ISRO has developed BHUVAN, a 3D satellite imagery tool which allows users to explore the Earth's surface in a 2D/3D dimension. The application is similar to Google Earth.
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