Resourcesat 2A – Spaceflight Now

On-board camera replays from this week’s PSLV launch

December 8, 2016 Stephen Clark

For the first time, the Indian Space Research Organization has released stunning imagery from cameras mounted on-board a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle heading to orbit this Wednesday with a satellite to survey natural resources and urban growth.

Resource-mapping satellite blasts off from India

December 7, 2016 Stephen Clark

India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle delivered to orbit Wednesday the country’s third space mission dedicated to mapping natural resources, closing out a record year for Indian launch activity.

Photos: Indian launcher assembled to loft environment-monitoring spacecraft

December 4, 2016 Stephen Clark

India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle has been stacked on its launch pad for blastoff early Wednesday with a new resource-mapping satellite to aid in urban planning, crop monitoring and improve emergency response to natural disasters.