The Indian space agency will soon be launching radar imaging satellites RISAT-2BR1, RISAT-2BR2
In a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha, Jitendra Singh, said the first phase of descent was performed from an altitude of 30 kms to 7.4 kms
Sivan also said Chandrayaan-2 orbiter is doing well and performing scheduled science experiments
Chandrayaan-2's 27-kg rover is a six-wheeled robotic vehicle named Pragyan, which translates to 'wisdom' in Sanskrit, and is housed inside the lander
The ambitious project will be an extension of the Gaganyaan mission
India currently has a fleet of 45 orbiting satellites and the space agency chief said the demand is for a similar number of spacecraft
Asserting that the world is moving very fast, he said ISRO needs to increase the number of launches every year.