YS Jagan Congratulates ISRO For The Successful Launch Of RISAT-2BR1
SRIHARIKOTA: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy congratulated ISRO scientists for the successful launch of RISAT-2BR1 and 9 commercial satellites by PSLV- C 48 on Wednesday. He wished the ISRO team success in all future endeavours.
ISRO successfully injected into orbit the country's remote imaging earth observation satellite RISAT-2BR1 along with nine other foreign commercial satellites.
The 44.4 metre tall PSLV lifted off majestically with a thunderous sound, leaving plumes of smoke from the first launch pad at the spaceport here at 3.25 pm.
RISAT-2BR1 was placed into orbit around 16 minutes after the lift off while the remaining satellites were released in their respective orbits about five minutes later. ISRO Chairman K Sivan and other scientists greeted each other as all 10 satellites were injected into the desired orbit.
Later, speaking from the Mission Control Centre, Sivan said today's mission was a 'historic' one coinciding with PSLV's 50th flight."ISRO has made a historic mission.. I am extremely happy to declare that the 50th PSLV vehicle successfully injected RISAT-2BR1 precisely into the 576 km orbit," he said. RISAT BR1 was a "complex" satellite but was built in a short time, he said and lauded the team behind the effort.
Apart from being used for military purposes, the key applications of RISAT-2BR1 include agriculture, forestry and disaster management support. While six satellites from the US would be used for multi- mission remote sensing purpose, the one launched by Italy was aimed at taking up search and rescue.
A radar imaging earth observation satellite built by Japan and another by Israel were also launched. The launch of PSLV-C48/RISAT-2BR1 is the sixth launch made by ISRO in 2019. The mission life is five years, ISRO said. (PTI)
PSLV's payload capacity has increased from 860 kg to 1.9 tonnes and the "versatile vehicle" has carried 52.7 tonne so far, 17 percent of which was customer satellites, he said.
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