What are differences between Resourcesat I and Resourcesat II?

The Swath width means the strip of the Earth’s surface from which data are collected by a satellite.Both Resourcesat-1 and Resourceset -2 will provide remote sensing data services for entire globe. The Resourcesat-2 has been launched with additional payload known as AIS (Automatic Identification System) from COMDEV, Canada as an experimental payload for ship surveillance in VHF band. PSLV C-16 has launched RESOURCESAT-2 satellite, the joint Indo-Russian YOUTHSAT satellite, and Singapore’s first satellite X-SAT. Resourcesat-2 is India’s 18th remote sensing satellite.

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