As the 22 hour countdown concluded on Sunday, the 44.5 metre tall launch vehicle, ‘PSLV-C61’ in its 63rd flight blasted off at a prefixed time of 5.59 am from the first launch pad, carrying the satellite.

EOS-09 equipped with its payload – Synthetic Aperture Radar – has been designed to provide continuous and reliable remote sensing data for operational applications across sectors, ISRO said.

The satellite has a mission life of 5 years.

This is designed to be a debris-free mission. PTI VIJ SA