The Indian Space and Research Organisation (ISRO) has launched an advanced weather satellite and disaster warning satellite.
The GSLV-F14/INSAT-3DS system was from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, Bengaluru on Saturday at 5:35 pm (IST).
The satellite was launched by a Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-F14) rocket, which deployed the INSAT-3DS into the Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO) at 5:55 pm (IST).
INSAT-3DS is equipped with cutting-edge equipment, including a 6-channel imager and 19-channel sounder.
The satellite will also capture geophysical parameters, including Atmospheric Motion Vector (AMV), Sea and Land surface temperatures (SST, LST), Cloud properties & microphysical parameters, fog, rainfall, snow cover, snow depth, fire, smoke, aerosol, water vapour wind (WVW), upper tropospheric humidity (UTH), humidity profile and total ozone, ISRO said in a press release.
Once operational, the satellite will serve various departments, including the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), the National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT), the National Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasting, and the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services.