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Launch Date
12/11/2019
Launch Site
SHAR FLP
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Launch Vehicle
PSLV-QL (PSLV Family)
A Times of India article dated April 7, 2019 contains a quote attributing tests for the PSLV-C46 mission in May for launch of RISAT-2BR1 to VSSC director S Somanath.
On May 21, 2019, ISRO issued a press release clarifying the satellite being launched by PSLV-C46 is RISAT-2B and not RISAT-2BR1.
The press kit for PSLV-C48 includes a low-resolution line drawing of RISAT-2BR1 that does not show the large deployable antenna depicted on RISAT-2B.
The press kit entry for RISAT-2BR1 lists the satellite mass as 615 kilograms for insertion to a 557 km, 37° inclination orbit and identifies its radar frequency as X-band with applications including agriculture, forestry, and disaster management support.
On December 10, 2019 at 16:40 IST the countdown for the launch of PSLV-C48/RISAT-2BR1 commenced from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota.
PSLV-C48 will carry the primary satellite RISAT-2BR1 and nine international customer satellites from Israel, Italy, Japan, and the United States.