The satellite holds immense significance for the armed forces, as an Indian Air Force (IAF) official reportedly said one Mirage 2000 had missed its target during India's air strike in Pakistan’s Balakot area while aiming suspected terror camps on 26 February due to inclement weather, Eurasia Diary reports citing Sputnik News.
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is set to launch an earth observation satellite “RISAT-2BR1”, days after sending a similar CARTOSAT-3 satellite from the state of Andhra Pradesh on 11 December. It’s a radar-imaging earth observation satellite, weighing about 628 kg, which will be placed into orbit of 576 km at an inclination of 37 degrees.
The PSLV-C48 launch vehicle is also scheduled to carry nine other commercial satellites from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) located in Sriharikota, in Andhra Pradesh state.