Resourcesat 2A – Spaceflight Now

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

December 8, 2016

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

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

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.