NEW DELHI: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will launch Singapore’s TeLEOS-2 satellite on April 22, from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. The launch which will be carried out by the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) is scheduled to take place at 2.19 p.m.
TeLEOS-2 is an Earth observation satellite designed to take 24-hour all-weather satellite imagery. This 750 kg satellite developed by Singapore Technology (ST) Engineering will provide imagery which can be used for hotspot monitoring, haze management, air crash detection and rescue operations, among many others.
This is the second satellite developed by ST Engineering to be launched by ISRO. In 2015, ISRO launched TeLEOS-1, the first Singapore commercial Earth Observation Satellite, which was launched into a low Earth orbit for remote sensing applications. ISRO has so far launched nine satellites belonging to Singapore.
The Singapore satellite will be launched along with the 55th mission of ISRO’s PSLV. PSLV is a third generation launch vehicle completely developed in India.
The public can also witness the launch from the Launch View Gallery in Sriharikota by registering through the link: https://lvg.shar.gov.in/VSCREGISTRATION/index.jsp
