New Delhi, Jan 12 (EFE).– India launched a new high-resolution spy satellite on Monday to bolster its space-based surveillance capabilities, the country’s national space agency said.
The mission also carried 14 smaller satellites, according to the International Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
The satellite, named Anvesha, was launched aboard a PSLV-C62 rocket, which lifted off at 10:18 am from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in southeastern India.
Shortly after the launch, ISRO Chairman V. Narayanan reported that a deviation had been detected during the rocket’s third stage, and that engineers were analyzing the data to determine the mission’s final outcome.
Anvesha, developed by India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), is designed to obtain very high-resolution images of the Earth’s surface, allowing India to monitor military bases, troop movements, strategic infrastructure, and border areas with great precision.
If it successfully reaches its intended orbit, the satellite will be able to continuously monitor sensitive regions, including the borders with China and Pakistan, two countries with which New Delhi has territorial disputes.
In addition to the surveillance satellite, the rocket carried the EOS-N1 satellite and 14 other satellites, several of which were built by private Indian companies.
The mission is especially important for India, as the last launch of the same type of rocket in 2025 ended in failure due to a similar technical problem. EFE
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