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INSAT-4CR
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CARTOSAT-2B
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Oceansat-2
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Resourcesat-2A
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Detailed explanation-1: -PSLV-C36 / RESOURCESAT-2A. PSLV-C36 is the thirty eighth flight of ISRO’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) placed the 1235 kg RESOURCESAT-2A into an 817 km polar Sun Synchronous Orbit (SSO). PSLV-C36 was launched from the First Launch Pad (FLP) at Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR, Sriharikota .
Detailed explanation-2: -EOS-01 is an earth observation satellite, intended for applications in agriculture, forestry and disaster management support.
Detailed explanation-3: -PSLV can also launch small size satellites into Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Some notable payloads launched by PSLV include India’s first lunar probe Chandrayaan-1, India’s first interplanetary mission, Mars Orbiter Mission (Mangalyaan) and India’s first space observatory, Astrosat.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Earth Observation Satellite-06 launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation on November 26 has started serving images, the national space agency said on Wednesday.