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RISAT-2

Indian radar-imaging reconnaissance satellite, reentered in 2022
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RISAT-2

Summary

RISAT-2 is a reconnaissance satellite[1]. RISAT-2 draws 67 Wikipedia views per month (reconnaissance_satellite category, ranking #11 of 76).[2]

Key Facts

  • RISAT-2 is in the country of India[3].
  • RISAT-2's instance of is recorded as reconnaissance satellite[4].
  • RISAT-2's instance of is recorded as synthetic aperture radar satellite[5].
  • RISAT-2's instance of is recorded as former entity[6].
  • RISAT-2 is owned by Indian Space Research Organisation[7].
  • RISAT-2 is operated by Indian Air Force[8].
  • RISAT-2 is operated by Indian Space Research Organisation[9].
  • RISAT-2 was followed by RISAT-1[10].
  • RISAT-2's manufacturer is recorded as Indian Space Research Organisation[11].
  • RISAT-2 is part of Radar Imaging Satellite[12].
  • RISAT-2's space launch vehicle is recorded as Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle-CA[13].
  • RISAT-2's country of origin is recorded as India[14].
  • RISAT-2's type of orbit is recorded as Sun-synchronous orbit[15].
  • RISAT-2's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as April 20, 2009[16].
  • RISAT-2's time of object orbit decay is recorded as October 30, 2022[17].
  • RISAT-2's significant event is recorded as rocket launch[18].
  • RISAT-2's significant event is recorded as atmospheric entry[19].
  • RISAT-2's start point is recorded as Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad[20].

Why It Matters

RISAT-2 draws 67 Wikipedia views per month (reconnaissance_satellite category, ranking #11 of 76).[2] RISAT-2 has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21]

Related Entities

former entity India Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle-CA Radar Imaging Satellite reconnaissance satellite RISAT-1 synthetic aperture radar satellite

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . isro.gov.in. isro.gov.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . isro.gov.in. isro.gov.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . isro.gov.in. isro.gov.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . isro.gov.in. isro.gov.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Jonathan's Space Report. isro.gov.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . isro.gov.in. isro.gov.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . isro.gov.in. isro.gov.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · SHADOWARROW 2026 · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Freebase id → /m/05zjfcc
    Significant event → rocket launch, atmospheric entry
    Launch date → —
    Followed by → RISAT-1
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    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||bn, hi */ Added missing Bengali and Hindi labels and descriptions"
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