New Delhi, July 29
In its 56th mission, ISRO’s workhorse Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) mission, will on Sunday morning launch the Singaporean DS-SAR satellite and six other satellites to the space.
The PSLV-C56 is set to lift off from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota on July 30 at 6.30 am. The main payload of this mission is DS-SAR satellite (352 kg), a Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) that creates two-dimensional images or three-dimensional reconstructions of objects.
This satellite will cater to the imagery needs of various Singapore government agencies and ST Engineering’s commercial customers. Alongside the DS-SAR, six co-passenger satellites — all Singaporean — will also be launched, each with unique objectives.
The six co-passenger satellites are VELOX-AM, a 23-kg technology demonstration microsatellite; ARCADE (Atmospheric Coupling and Dynamics Explorer), an experimental satellite; SCOOB-II, a nanosatellite flying a technology demonstrator payload; NuLIoN by Nu Space, an advanced 3U nanosatellite enabling seamless IoT connectivity in urban and remote locations; Galassia-2, a nanosatellite that will be orbiting at low earth orbit; and ORB-12 Strider, a technology demonstrator. The PSLV-C56 is configured in its core-alone mode, similar to its predecessor, the C55. It is a four-stage rocket alternating between solid and liquid propulsion systems.
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