Imaging satellite launched by India's Space Agency.
Launch vehicle was a three‑stage rocket with a cold‑fuel upper stage.
Satellite placed into a geosynchronous orbit about 36,000 km high.
Provides real‑time Earth pictures for agriculture and disaster monitoring.
The rocket left the launch pad early on Friday, even though it was raining.
The satellite will circle the Earth about 36,000 km up, staying over the same spot.
It will give farmers fresh pictures of fields and help officials spot floods or fires quickly.
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