ISRO to launch PSLV C36 Resource Sat-2A

Indian Space Research Organisation will launch PSLV C36 Resource Sat-2A today at 10:25 AM from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre Sriharikota. The satellite is intended to continue the remote sensing data services to global users. It will carry similar payloads as carried by its predecessors RESOURCESAT-1 & RESOURCESAT-2.The 36-hour countdown of the satellite launch started at 10.25 PM on Monday.

PSLV C36 is



the 38th flight of ISRO's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle. It will place the 1235 kg RESOURCESAT-2A into an 817 km polar Sun Synchronous Orbit PSLV which has emerged as the workhorse launch vehicle of ISRO has offered for launching satellites for international customers. During 1994-2016 period, PSLV has launched a total of 121 satellites, of which 79 satellites are from abroad and 42 are Indian satellites.