Primary payload of this launch was ScatSat-1 satellite[1]. ScatSat-1 contains a scatterometer to monitor weather conditions over ocean (weather forecasting, cyclone prediction etc.). ScatSat-1 data can predict/reveal bad weather conditions as early as five days before the actual bad weather conditions occur.
ScatSat-1 satellite is a stopgap replacement for OCSCAT payload, which stopped functioning recently, onboard Oceansat-2 satellite.
ISRO's Oceansat-2 data is widely used by various weather and space agencies such as ESA, NOAA, NASA/JPL[2][3][4] etc.
I'm a huge fan of India's space program. This latest accomplishment is awesome. However, I can't help but think what an unfortunate name for an instrument and subsequently a satellite.
ScatSat-1 satellite is a stopgap replacement for OCSCAT payload, which stopped functioning recently, onboard Oceansat-2 satellite.
ISRO's Oceansat-2 data is widely used by various weather and space agencies such as ESA, NOAA, NASA/JPL[2][3][4] etc.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SCATSAT-1
[2] https://earth.esa.int/web/guest/missions/3rd-party-missions/...
[3] https://www.wmo-sat.info/oscar/satellites/view/344
[4] https://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/dataset/OS2_OSCAT_LEVEL_2B_OWV_C...