It was launched aboard Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) PSLV-C51 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.
It was developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
It will boost India's surveillance capabilities to monitor activities of both military warships and merchant shipping in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR).
It will also help in carrying out surveillance in specific areas such as the South China Sea or near the Gulf of Aden and the African coast.