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ISRO To Launch India’s Latest Spy Satellite RISAT-2BR1 Along With 9 Foreign Satellites On 11 December

Swarajya StaffSunday, December 8, 2019 5:22 pm IST
ISRO’s PSLV launch station in Sriharikota. (Pic Via ISRO Website)
ISRO’s PSLV launch station in Sriharikota. (Pic Via ISRO Website)
ISRO’s PSLV launch station in Sriharikota. (Pic Via ISRO Website)

India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) rocket would launch the country's latest spy satellite RISAT-2BR1 and nine foreign satellites on 11 December, said the Indian space agency.

According to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), the rocket numbered as PSLV-C48 will lift off at 3.25 pm with RISAT-2BR1, a radar imaging earth observation satellite weighing about 628 kg.

The rocket will blast off from the first launch pad at Sriharikota rocket port in Andhra Pradesh and place RISAT-2BR1 into an orbit of 576 km. The satellite will have a life of five years.

Piggybacking on the Indian satellite would be nine foreign satellites from the USA (multi-mission Lemur-4 satellites, technology demonstration Tyvak-0129, earth imaging 1HOPSAT), Israel (remote sensing Duchifat-3), Italy (search and rescue Tyvak-0092) and Japan (QPS-SAR - a radar imaging earth observation satellite).

These international customer satellites are being launched under a commercial arrangement with NewSpace India Limited (NSIL).

According to the ISRO, the satellites will be carried by PSLV-QL variant. The rocket will have four strap-on motors and the December 11 flight will be the second space trip for this rocket variant.

The launch mission is expected to conclude in about 21 minutes when the last of the customer satellites will be put into orbit.

Till date, the ISRO has put into orbit 310 foreign satellites and if the December 11 missions turns out successful, then this number will go up to 319.

(With inputs from IANS)

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