ISRO to Develop Radar Imaging Satellite System

BANGALORE, India, Oct. 7, 2005/Satnews Daily/ — Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is currently working on developing a Radar Imaging Satellite, an all weather capability satellite, by 2007, its chairman G Madhavan Nair announced on Thursday.

According to a Deccan Herald report, the satellite to be named Risat will be launched on board the polar satellite launch vehicle (PSLV) from the Satish Dhawan space centre at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh in 2007.

“The Risat will be configured with a C-band search and rescue mission capable of five imaging modes and three-to-50 meter spatial resolutions. It will have a 10-224km swath with seven days repeativity and eight bits quantization,” the paper said, quoting Nair.

Inaugurating the telemedicine system of Indian Air Force (IAF) at the Command Hospital here, Nair said the new satellite was aimed at overcoming the difficulties faced in getting clear satellite imageries of the earth in cloudy weather conditions. The system would largely benefit the farming community.

Nair explained that with Risat will be able to take pictures even through clouds and will overcome any visibility problem.

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