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PSLV-CA | SSTL-S1 & NovaSAR-S

SSTL-S1 & NovaSAR-S

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Launch Details

Date: 16 Sept 2018, 04:38 pm UTC

Rocket: PSLV (PSLV)

Provider: Indian Space Research Organization

Mission

Type: Earth Science

Orbit: Sun-Synchronous Orbit

Pad: Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India

Mission Description

The NovaSAR-S spacecraft carries a radar imaging instrument, and the mission was developed in partnership between the British government and the British satellite manufacturer SSTL. The SSTL-S1 satellite, also built by SSTL, is a high-resolution optical Earth observation satellite identical to three DMC3/TripleSat reconnaissance craft launched in 2015. Beijing-based 21AT will lease imaging capacity on the SSTL-S1 satellite. There are also several secondary payloads.