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.
Orbital Attempt
#5,523
ACL Mission
#4
Pad Launch
#31
Location Launch
#50
Designator
2015-077
Dec 16, 2015, 12:30 PM
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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.
Length
44 m
Diameter
2.8 m
Launch Mass
230 t
Thrust
4,847 kN
LEO Capacity
3,800 kg
GTO Capacity
1,200 kg
SSO Capacity
1,092 kg
Launch Cost
$16M
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
2007
Fastest Turnaround
2mo 13d
Total Launches
18
Successful
18
Failed
0
Consecutive Success
18
Maiden flight: Apr 23, 2007
India has two launch pads at the site. The First Launch Pad, operational since 1993, is used for Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, Small Satellite Launch Vehicle and formerly used by Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle.
Total Launches
63
Orbital Attempts
62
Fastest Turnaround
25d 5h
Satish Dhawan Space Centre – SDSC (formerly Sriharikota Range – SHAR),[1] is the primary spaceport of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), located in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.
Timezone
Asia/Kolkata
Local Launch Time
Dec 16, 2015, 6:00 PM
Total Launches
103
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
13.7200, 80.2300