Hyderabad, Nov. 7 -- By Venkatachari JagannathanSriharikota (Andhra Pradesh), Nov 7 : India on Saturday successfully placed into orbit one more eye in the sky - a radar imaging earth observation satellite EOS-01 (formerly RISAT-2BR2) - and nine other foreign satellites in a text book style.

India's new earth observation satellite up in the sky will send good clarity images which will be used for agriculture, forestry and disaster management support, said Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), the country's space agency.

The images captured by the satellite will also be used for surveillance purposes while ISRO is silent on this aspect.

The EOS-01 with synthetic aperture radar (SAR) can shoot pictures in all weather conditions.

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