New Delhi: Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is all set to launch its new radar imagining satellite (Risat-2BR1) from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh on May 22.
The satellite is said to be more advanced and improved from the previous Risat-series satellite. As per an official of ISRO, “Its launch is due on May 22. Though the new satellite looks same as the old one from outside, its configuration is different from the earlier one launched. The new satellite, therefore, has enhanced surveillance and imaging capabilities.”
RISAT-2 is India's first satellite with synthetic aperture radar. It possesses day-night as well as all-weather monitoring capability. Potential applications include tracking hostile ships at sea that are deemed a military threat to India.
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The official also added, “The Risat satellite can take images of a building or an object on the earth at least 2 to 3 times a day.”
Therefore, it can help keep an eye on the activities of jihadi terror camps in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and undercover agents at terror launchpads along the LOC.
The satellite can also track hostile ships at sea it can be used to keep an eye on Chinese naval ships in the Indian Ocean and Pakistani warships in the Arabian Sea. The images from old Risat-series satellites were earlier used to plan the surgical strike in 2016 and the air strike on a JeM camp in Pakistan's Balakot this year. Risat also enhanced Isro's capability for disaster management applications.