TeLEOS-1
PSLV-CA
Antrix Corporation Limited
Mission
TeLEOS-1
Type: Earth Science
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.
Location
Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad
Sriharikota, Republic of India
81 rockets have launched from Sriharikota, Republic of India.
Rocket
PSLV-CA – Indian Space Research Organization
Family: PSLV
Length: 44 m
Diameter: 2.8 m
Launch Mass: 230 T
Low Earth Orbit Capacity: 3800 kg
The PSLV-CA was manufactured by Indian Space Research Organization with the first launch on 2007-04-23. PSLV-CA has 15 successful launches and 0 failed launches with a total of 15 launches. 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.
Agency
Antrix Corporation Limited
Type: Commercial
Abbreviation: ACL
Country: IND
