"Successful launch of PSLV-C36 / RESOURCESAT-2A is an accomplishment we all are very proud of. Congratulations @isro on the remarkable feat," he tweeted.
RESOURCESAT-2A, the latest remote sensing satellite which would be useful foragricultural applications like crop area and productionestimation, drought monitoring, soil mapping, cropping systemanalysis and farm advisories generation was launched earlier in the day from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.
"It has been a perfect launch," ISRO Chairman Kiran Kumar said.
The satellite, once brought to its final operational configuration, will begin to provide imagery from its three cameras and the data will be useful for agricultural applications.
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