ISRO, on Wednesday at 10:25 am, launched PSLV C36
from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Shriharikota. This happens to be the 9th
rocket of 2016. PSLV-C36, which is carrying RESOURCESAT 2A, a Remote Sensing
satellite intended for resource monitoring, is a follow on mission to
RESOURCESAT-1 and RESOURCESAT-2, launched in 2003 and 2011 respectively. It
carries three payloads.