After successfully launching AGNI - 5 (ICBM) last week ,India on Thursday successfully launched its first indigenous all-weather radar imaging satellite RISAT-1 giving a boost to its space program by PSLV.


  It is the country's first microwave remote sensing satellite which  has the capability to take images of Earth during day and night, as well as in cloudy conditions. Therefore, it will boost its remote sensing capabilities and facilitate agriculture and disaster management.