The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on July 30 successfully launched the PSLV-C56 carrying Singapore’s DS-SAR satellite and six other satellites.
Key points
- The PSLV-C56 carrying the DS-SAR satellite along with six other satellites lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota.
- This was a PSLV mission for New Space India Limited [NSIL].
- The DS-SAR satellite is developed under a partnership between DSTA (representing the Government of Singapore) and ST Engineering.
The co-passengers on the missions are:
- VELOX-AM: a 23 kg technology demonstration microsatellite,
- ARCADE: Atmospheric Coupling and Dynamics Explorer (ARCADE) which is an experimental satellite,
- SCOOB-II: a 3U nanosatellite flying a technology demonstrator payload,
- NuLIoN by NuSpace: an advanced 3U nanosatellite enabling seamless IoT connectivity in both urban and remote locations,
- Galassia-2: a 3U nanosatellite that will be orbiting at low earth orbit and
- ORB-12 STRIDER: It is a satellite developed under an International collaboration.
