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The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) was successfully launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota on Wednesday. The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) is carrying remote sensing satellite Resourcesat-2 and two mini spacecraft. The launch vehicle will place in the polar sun synchronous orbit, the 1206-kg Resourcesat-2, 92-kg Youthsat and 106-kg X-sat satellites 822 km above Earth.
The mission's primary satellite, ISRO built Resourcesat-2, is an advanced remote sensing spacecraft to facilitate the study and management of natural resources.
The Resourcesat-2 with a five year space life will also carry an additional payload from Comdev, Canada that will provide information on ship surveillance by making 14 orbits per day, ISRO said.
Youthsat, a joint Indo-Russian satellite for stellar and atmospheric studies, will study the
relationship between solar variability and thermosphere-ionosphere changes.The satellite with two-year life will carry two Indian and one Russian payload.
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