The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) on Wednesday successfully launched remote sensing satellite, RESOURCESAT-2A on board PSLV-C36 rocket from Sriharikota.

The satellite was earlier planned for launch on November 28.

PSLV-C36, the 38th flight of PSLV, will place the 1,235-kg RESOURCESAT-2A into an 817-km polar Sun Synchronous Orbit (SSO).

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 is intended to continue the remote sensing data services to global users provided by RESOURCESAT-1 and 2.