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Highlights of ISRO's PSLV-C46 mission today: After a perfect liftoff, PSLV successfully releases RISAT-2B in orbit

Once operational, the RISAT-2B satellite will be capable of monitoring weather day & night, in any weather.

Tech2 News Staff|May 22, 2019, 08:33:17 IST

Highlights of ISRO's PSLV-C46/RISAT-2B launch: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will be launching the 48^th mission of the PSLV series — PSLV-C46 on 22 May 2019.The PSLV-Core Alone (PSLV-CA) rocket – the lightest launch vehicle in ISRO's rocket roster for now – carried a radar (all-weather) earth observation satellite called RISAT-2B to orbit.RISAT-2B will be placed in an orbit 555 kilometers from Earth, and is built to last five good years in orbit. The PSLV-CA rocket will liftoff from the First Launch Pad (FLP) of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR in Sriharikota. Tentatively, the launch has been scheduled for 05.27 am, weather permitting. Hoisting of the PSLV-C46 second stage during vehicle integration_ISRo (1)

Hoisting of the PSLV-C46 second stage during vehicle integration_ISRo (1)

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