Watch | Eye in the sky: ISRO launches Cartosat-2 with 30 nano satellites from Sriharikota

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Friday launched PSLV-C38​ with 31 satellites from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.

With the launch of a dedicated satellite for defence forces, India's 'eye in the sky' is set to become sharper and wider.

The previous satellite in the series had a resolution of 0.8 metres and the images it took on India's neighbourhood had helped New Delhi carry out surgical strikes on seven terror launch pads across the Line of Control last year, ISRO sources told PTI.

The latest remote sensing satellite can spot even smaller objects.

#WATCH: ISRO launches PSLV-C38 rocket on a mission to put 31 satellites into orbit from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh pic.twitter.com/WNrvaFDngP

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Once this satellite becomes operational, it would be "handed over" to the defence forces, which have their own "set up," including ground-stations and trained manpower to access data.

"They (Cartosat-2 series) are agile satellites - agile in the sense they can take pictures of the place that you want, you can choose and programme it," he said.

According to ISRO, the latest spacecraft is similar in configuration to earlier satellites in the series with the "objective of providing high-resolution scene specific spot imagery."

The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, in its 40th flight (PSLV-C38), launched the 712 kg Cartosat-2 series satellite for earth observation and 30 co-passenger satellites together weighing about 243 kg at lift-off into a 505 km polar Sun Synchronous Orbit (SSO) at 09.20 hours tomorrow, the ISRO officials said.