ISRO Launches India’s First Radar Imaging Satellite, RISAT-1 India’s space program took a giant leap on Thursday morning at 5.47 a.m. (IST) with the successful launch of the country’s heaviest remote sensing satellite, RISAT-1. Srinivas Laxman | April 26, 2012 | Top News AsianScientist (Apr. 26, 2012)

– India’s space program took a giant leap on Thursday morning at 5.47 a.m. (IST) with the successful launch of the country’s heaviest remote sensing satellite, RISAT-1, weighing 1,858 kg. The powerful satellite, having a five-year life span, was carried to its orbit by the advanced version of the highly proven four-stage Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-XL) which is equipped with enhanced boosters. The launch took place from the first launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota, near Chennai. I Read more from Asian Scientist Magazine at:

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ISRO Launches India’s First Radar Imaging Satellite, RISAT-1 Read more from Asian Scientist Magazine at: https://www.asianscientist.com/2012/04/topnews/isro-launches-risat-1-radar-sensing-satellite-2012/

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