The space research organisation said the two satellites are scheduled to be launched into an eastward low inclination orbit. This will be the 57th flight of the Polar Satellite Launching Vehicle.
New Delhi: As part of the PSLV-C55/TeLEOS-2 mission, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is set to launch two Singaporean satellites from Satish Dhawan Space Center, Sriharikota at 14:19 IST today. NewSpace India Limited, the commercial wing of the Department of Space, has facilitated the mission that will have TeLEOS-2 as the primary satellite.
The 741-kg earth observation satellite will have all-weather capabilities to meet the satellite imagery requirements of various agencies that are operating under the Singapore Government.
The other satellite will be LUMELITE-4, an advanced satellite that weighs 16 kg and developed to demonstrate a very high frequency data exchange system.
PSLV-C55/TeLEOS-2 Mission
? April 22, 2023, at 14:19 hrs IST57th flight of PSLV would launch
TeLEOS-2 & Lumilite-4, 2⃣ Singapore satellites weighing 741 kg & 16 kg respectively, into a 586 km circular orbit through a @NSIL_India contract https://t.co/eXUD5uhDG5
(1/2) pic.twitter.com/IpRtEpP8sN— ISRO (@isro) April 20, 2023
The satellite has been designed to boost Singapore’s e-navigation maritime safety and also benefit the global shipping community.
As per ISRO, TeLEOS-2 has been developed under a partnership between the Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA), a body under the Government of Singapore responsible for performing defence- and science-related activities, and Singapore Technologies Engineering, a Singaporean aerospace company.