RISAT 2BR1 & Rideshares

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

09:55:00

Wednesday December 11, 2019

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RISAT 2BR1

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RISAT 2B, RISAT 2BR1 and RISAT 2BR2 (Radar Imaging Satellite) are satellite imaging missions of ISRO using an active SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) imager to provide continuity of service for RISAT-2. The objective of the RISAT mission is to use the all-weather as well as the day-and-night SAR observation capability in applications such as agriculture, forestry, soil moisture, geology, sea ice, coastal monitoring, object identification, and flood monitoring, but also for military surveillance. The satellite have a mass of 615 kg and feature an X-band SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar). They feature a larger bus than its RISAT-2 predecessor. The spacecraft is built around new hexagonal structure with a separate payload module. It carries the X-Band SAR with a radial rib reflector 3.6 m mesh antenna. Reportedly the radar system is again a version of the Israeli TECSAR 1 system. It is built for a 5 year operational lifetime. RISAT 2B was launched into a 37° inclined orbit at 555 km orbital height.

Low Earth Orbit

1 Payload

628 kilograms

Rideshares

Other satellites were flown on this mission: - QPS-SAR 1 - 1HOPSat TD - Pathfinder Risk Reduction - Lemur-2 108 à 111 - Duchifat 3 - NANOVA

Low Earth Orbit

9 Payloads

Rocket

Active
PSLV-QL

Active Since 2019

Indian Space Research Organisation logo

Agency

ISRO

Price

$21.00 million

Rocket

Height: 44m

Liftoff Thrust

7,661 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 3.2m

Height: 8.3m

Stages

4

Strap-ons

4

Launch Site

First Launch Pad

Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India

Fastest Turnaround

25 days 5 hours

Stats

PSLV


50th

Mission

5th

Mission of 2019

Indian Space Research Organisation


75th

Mission

6th

Mission of 2019

2019


94th

Orbital launch attempt