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RISAT 1 is classified as:


NORAD ID: 38248
Int'l Code: 2012-017A
Perigee: 446.4 km
Apogee: 447.2 km
Inclination: 97.5 °
Period: 93.4 minutes
Semi major axis: 6817 km
RCS: 3.0624 m2 (large)
Launch date: April 26, 2012
Source: India (IND)
Launch site: SRIHARIKOTA (SRI)

RISAT 1 is a radar surveillance satellite designed to obtain all-weather, day-and-night ground imagery for national security and environmental applications. The satellite, marks a significant leap for India. It is the country's first indigenous radar observation satellite after a successful series of optical and infrared imaging missions. The Indian Space Research Organization, or ISRO, developed the satellite to help emergency officials respond to disasters like floods and cyclones. RISAT 1 will also monitor crops during India's monsoon season, according to ISRO. Indian defense officials could also use RISAT 1 to eavesdrop on the country's fractious border regions and neighboring countries. The RISAT 1 spacecraft's C-band radar will see through clouds and take pictures of the ground at night, offering a significant leap in technology and reconnaissance data over existing optical imagers. Because they do not require sunlight to illuminate the ground, radar pulses emitted from orbiting satellites can resolve objects on Earth's surface in darkness and in all weather conditions.
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Two Line Element Set (TLE):
1 38248U 12017A   25199.59111406  .00014182  00000-0  33249-3 0  9999
2 38248  97.4887 229.0538 0000595 190.6998 169.4237 15.42189319730331
Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC