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| India launches day-night spy satellite. | | Will monitor India-Pakistan frontier along JK | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Srinagar, Apr 20- Improving its defence surveillance capabilities, India on Monday launched an all-weather day-night spy satellite that has the capability to look through clouds and fog. The satellite will be largely used for military purposes along the India Pakistan frontier in Jammu and Kashmir.
Reports said that the launch of the radar imaging satellite RISAT-2, equipped with sophisticated Israeli-built synthetic aperture radar (SAR) was hastened in the wake of the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, ahead of RISAT-1 that the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is still working on.
ISRO Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) soared aloft with a deep throated growl with 340 kg of luggage - the 300-kg RISAT-2 and the 40-kg Anusat educational satellite built by Chennai's Anna University with funding from ISRO. The launch was carried out at 6.45 am from Sriharikota.
However, the presence of the SAR on board made it clear that it would largely be used for military purposes, particularly along the India-Pakistan frontier in Jammu and Kashmir, informed sources said.
According to Nair, RISAT-2 has been positioned at a 41 degree inclination to enable it revisit a spot at frequent intervals.
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