Indian Space Agency's workhorse PSLV-C12 places its first Radar Imaging satellite RISAT 2 and a micro-educational satellite ANUSAT into individual orbits 10 km apart. This was 15th flight of PSLV which has so far launched 30 satellites. PSLV had also launched Chandrayan - I on October 22 last year.
RISAT, with life span of 3 years has all weather round the clock capabilities to take images of earth. IT uses Synthetic Aperture Radars with many antennae.
40kg ANUSAT is a first satellite built by an Indian university. Its a 'store-and-forward' communication satellite that will help transfer confidential academic material and also monitor draught and wasteland, urban planning and other studies.
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