Radar Imaging Satellite 2B (RISAT-2B) is an indigenously developed Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Imaging Satellite operating in the X-band. It was developed by ISRO and launched on 22 May 2019. It weighs around 615 Kg and utilised PSLV-C46 as the launch vehicle, which was 48th flight of Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle and a core alone flight (without strap-on boosters).
Background
In the past decade, ISRO has launched two satellites in the RISAT series, beginning in 2009 with the Israeli-built RISAT 2, and the second one, RISAT 1, in 2012. The RISAT 1 is no longer operational. According to the space ....
