The earth observation satellite would provide real-time images of the country and also be able to quickly monitor natural disasters.
The mission life of the 2,250kg GSAT-7A, built by ISRO, is eight years. It will provide communication capability to users in Ku-band over the Indian region.
Indian Space Research Organisation's second mission of the year to place an earth observation satellite by a GSLV rocket faced a setback as the mission could not be accomplished fully due to performance anomaly in the cryogenic stage of the rocket, the space agency said on Thursday.
Out of its 47 operational satellites, India currently has six to eight satellites which are used entirely for military purposes.
Over 32 missions -- satellites and rockets -- have been planned for the year.
The primary goal of HysIS, whose mission life is five years, is to study the earth's surface in visible near infrared and shortwave infrared regions of the electromagnetic spectrum.
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