India adds 1 more eye in sky, radar imaging satellite & 9 foreign sats launched (Roundup)

By Venkatachari Jagannathan Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh), Nov 7 : India on Saturday successfully placed into orbit one more eye in the sky — a radar imaging earth observation satellite EOS-01 (Earth Observation Satellite, formerly RISAT-2BR2) — and nine other foreign satellites in a text book style.
India’s new earth observation satellite up in the sky will send good clarity images which will be used for agriculture, forestry and disaster management support, said Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), the country’s space agency.
The images captured by the satellite will also be used for surveillance purposes while ISRO is silent on this aspect.
The EOS-01 with synthetic aperture radar (SAR) can shoot pictures in all weather conditions.
The satellite can take pictures day and night and will be useful for surveillance as well as civilian activities.
“Today extremely happy to declare the PSLV-C49 successfully placed EOS-01 and nine customer satellites in 575 km orbit. The solar panels of EOS-01 got deployed,” K.Sivan, ISRO Chairman said post launch.