PSLV-C56 mission: ISRO to launch Singapore's earth observation satellite on Sunday, check details
ALSO READ: ISRO's PSLV-C56 to launch on 30 July with six co-passenger satellites. Details here "PSLV-C56/DS-SAR Mission: The countdown leading to the launch on July 30, 2023, at 06.30 hrs has commenced," ISRO said in an update on Saturday.
PSLV will be on its 58th flight and the 17th vehicle with Core Alone Configuration, the ISRO said. The Bengaluru-headquartered space agency also added that the countdown for the launch of seven Singaporean satellites, onboard a PSLV rocket in a commercial mission, commenced in Sriharikota.
Developed under a partnership between DSTA (representing the Government of Singapore) and ST Engineering, Singapore, the 360 kg DS-SAR satellite, on deployment would be used to support the satellite imagery requirements of various agencies within the Government of Singapore. It will also carry a Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) payload developed by Israel Aerospace Industries, which allows the satellite to provide all-weather day and night coverage and is capable of imaging at 1 meter resolution.
A Core Alone version of the rocket, the vehicle would not use solid strap-on motors on its sides in the first stage as compared to other variants like PSLV-XL, QL, and DL which use six, four, or two boosters, respectively, according to the ISRO. The co-passengers are VELOX-AM, a 23 kg technology demonstration microsatellite, ARCADE Atmospheric Coupling and Dynamics Explorer (ARCADE), 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 & remote locations.
Galassia-2, a 3U nanosatellite that will be orbiting at low earth orbit. ORB-12 STRIDER, satellite is developed under
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