What is RISAT-2BR1?
It is a radar imaging earth observation satellite.It provides services in the field of agriculture, forestry and disaster management.Its mission life is 5 years.
Other satellites on board:The nine customer satellites were from Israel, Italy, Japan and the USA.These satellites were launched under a commercial arrangement with New Space India Limited (NSIL).
Background:The RISAT, which was first deployed in orbit on April 20, 2009 as the RISAT-2, uses synthetic aperture radars (SAR) to provide Indian forces with all-weather surveillance and observation, which are crucial to notice any potential threat or malicious activity around the nation’s borders.Following the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, the launch of RISAT-2 was prioritised over RISAT- 1, as its C-band SAR radar was not yet ready and RISAT -2 carried an Israeli-built X-band radar.
