India Flawlessly Launches Singapore's Two Advanced Satellites Into Orbit With ISRO's Rocket

An Indian rocket developed by ISRO launched two Singaporean satellites into low Earth orbit on April 22nd.

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ISRO's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) took off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre carrying an Earth-observation satellite and a communications tech-demonstrating craft.

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The rocket deployed the two spacecraft as planned about 20 minutes after launch.

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The vehicle placed TeLEOS-2 and LUMELITE-4 satellites precisely into their intended 586 km circular orbit in a textbook launch, according to ISRO.

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The vehicle placed TeLEOS-2 and LUMELITE-4 satellites precisely into their intended 586 km circular orbit in a textbook launch, according to ISRO.

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TeLEOS-2, developed under a partnership between Singapore's Defence Science and Technology Agency and ST Engineering.

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LUMELITE-4, co-developed by the Institute for Infocomm Research of A*STAR and the Satellite Technology and Research Centre of the National University of Singapore.

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India’s first uncrewed Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) rocket is expected to be launched in February 2024 as part of the Gaganyaan mission.

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