The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) on Sunday accomplished the lift-off of PSLV-C56/DS-SAR, a dedicated commercial mission, with all the seven satellites launched “precisely into their intended orbits”. The primary satellite – the 360-kg DS-SAR – and six co-passenger customer satellites, all belonging to Singapore, were launched into a Near Equatorial Orbit, from the first launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, at 6.30 am.
The mission was facilitated by Isro’s commercial arm NewSpace India Limited, for ST Engineering, Singapore. DS-SAR is developed as part of a partnership between the Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA) under the Government of Singapore and ST Engineering.
DS-SAR carries a Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) payload developed by Israel Aerospace Industries.