The 230-ton Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C12) was launched by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre on Sriharikota Island in the Bay of Bengal.
The satellite is fitted with an Israeli-built advanced radar will allow both India and Israel to use the satellite for intelligence-gathering purposes.
In 2004 Israel and India signed a space cooperation agreement.
