Norad ID: 34807
| Spacetrack Directory Name | RISAT 2 |
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| Days in orbit | 4941 |
| Country/organisation of origin | Indie (IND) |
| Starting point | SRILR (Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India) |
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| Perigee | 434 km |
| Apogee | 445 km |
RISAT-2, or Radar Imaging Satellite 2 was an Indian radar reconnaissance satellite that was part of India's RISAT programme. It was built by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and successfully launched aboard a PSLV-CA rocket at 01:15 GMT on April 20, 2009 from the Second Launch Pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre.RISAT-2's main sensor was an X-band synthetic aperture radar from Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI). It is designed to monitor India's borders and as part of anti-infiltration and anti-terrorist operations. The satellite has a mass of 300 kilograms (660 lb).