Resourcesat-2

Resourcesat-2 (IRS-R2) is an ISRO land-observation satellite and the second flight unit of the ResourceSat programme, launched on 20 April 2011 aboard PSLV-C16 from Sriharikota.^[1][2] The mission carries three Earth observation instruments - AWiFS, LISS-III, and LISS-IV - providing wide-swath land coverage up to 740 km alongside medium and high spatial resolution modes.^[3][4][5] AWiFS delivers 56 m resolution with global 5-day coverage; LISS-III provides 23 m multispectral imagery; LISS-IV images at 5.8 m in panchromatic mode with a 5-day tasking repeat.^[3][5] ISRO also carried an experimental AIS ship-surveillance payload; WMO OSCAR lists the satellite as operational as of a February 2026 update, well beyond its 5-year design life.^[6][2] Resourcesat-2 supports natural resources management, agriculture, forestry, water resources assessment, and disaster management applications.^[1]