In this mission, the 'Core-Alone' configuration of PSLV was flown (without the use of solid strap-on motors).

The satellite was injected into an orbit of 555 km, 15 minutes and 30 seconds after lift-off, at an inclination of 37 degree to the equator.

ISRO Chairman K. Sivan congratulated the launch vehicle and satellite teams involved in the mission.

RISAT-2B is an advanced Earth Observation satellite which has a 3.6m radial rib antenna.

It also carried two piggyback payloads of Vikram processor and low cost MEMS based Inertial Navigation System developed by Semi-Conductor Laboratory, Chandigarh and ISRO Inertial Systems Unit, Thiruvananthapuram respectively.