ISRO sucessfully launches 7 Singaporean satellites on board PSLV-C56 rocket from Sriharikota: The PSLV-C56 rocket of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launched Singapore’s DS-SAR satellite and six co-passenger payloads from the first launch-pad of SDSC-SHAR in Sriharikota at 06:30 hours IST.
PSLV-C56 / DS-SAR is a NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) Dedicated Commercial Mission for ST Engineering in Singapore. DS-SAR is a Radar Imaging Earth Observation satellite, is the primary satellite for the mission.
Singapore is also the owner of six co-passenger customer satellites. All satellites are launched into a 535 km circular orbit with a 5 degree orbital inclination. SAR carries a Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) payload Hoped by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI). The co-passenger payload VELOX-AM is a microsatellite that has been developed by Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore, for a technology demonstration of Additive Manufacturing (AM) payloads.