Monday, April 20, 2009

RISAT-2 India's spy satellite

RISAT-2, India's spy satellite
  • RISAT will have a multi-mode, multi polarisation, agile Synthetic Aperture ... The new technologies in RISAT include: 160 x 4 Mbps data handling system.
  • India's spy satellite RISAT placed in orbit
  • India on 20th April 2009 successfully launched an all-weather Israeli-built spy satellite that will help security agencies keep a vigil on the country's borders. The Indian Space Research Organisation's workhorse PSLV-C12 rocket soared majestically into a clear sky at 6.45 am from the spaceport in Sriharikota and placed its first Radar Imaging Satellite and micro-educational satellite ANUSAT into orbit about 19 minutes later.

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