ACL PSLV-CA TeLEOS-1
PSLV-CA
Status
Success
Date
16 DEC 2015
12:30
Launch Provider
Antrix Corporation Limited
Launch Pad
Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad
Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
Mission Overview
At an altitude of 550km and an inclination of 10-15 degrees, TeLEOS 1 will be Singapore’s first commercial near equatorial orbit satellite. The craft was built by ST Electronics and can image the earth at 1 metre resolutions every 12-16 hours. The satellite weighs 400kg, is powered by 4 solar arrays and has a planned lifetime of 5 years.
Rocket
PSLV-CA
Mission Type
Earth Science
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit
Stages
4
Livestream
Rocket Details
The PSLV-CA, CA meaning "Core Alone", model premiered on 23 April 2007. The CA model does not include the six strap-on boosters used by the PSLV standard variant. The fourth stage of the CA variant has 400 kg less propellant when compared to its standard version. It currently has capability to launch 1,100 kg to a 622 km Sun synchronous orbit.
Height
44 m
Diameter
2.8 m
Launch Mass
230 T
Thrust
4,847 kN