Singapore’s Earth Observation Satellite:
The 44.4-meter-tall PSLV-C56 has been purchased by New Space India Limited (NSIL) in order to launch the PSLV-C56
Singapore’s DS-SAR, a radar imaging earth observation satellite, and six other satellites will be launched today by the PSLV-C56 rocket operated by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). At 6:30 am, the launch will take place from Andhra Pradesh’s Sriharikota’s Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC), the first launch pad of SDSC-SHAR.
The Bengaluru-based space agency said on Twitter that the countdown to the launch on July 30, 2023, at 06:30 Hrs. IST had started.
All you need to know about this mission:
The 360kg DS-SAR satellite, which was created through a collaboration between ST Engineering and DSTA, the Singaporean government’s representative, will be launched into a 535 km-high, 5 degree-inclined near-equatorial orbit (NEO), according to ISRO.
The 44.4-meter-tall PSLV-C56 has been purchased by the New Space India Limited (NSIL) in order to launch the DS-SAR satellite. The PSLV has repeatedly placed a variety of satellites into low earth orbit, earning the label “workhorse of ISRO.”
The DS-SAR satellite will be utilized to support the satellite imagery requirements of various agencies within the Singaporean government once it has been deployed and is operational, according to ISRO.
With a Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) payload created by Israel Aerospace Industries, the DS-SAR will be able to provide all-weather day and night coverage and be able to take images with a resolution of one meter.
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