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TeLEOS-1

Launch Successful

Launch Details

Date: 16 Dec 2015, 12:30 pm UTC

Rocket: PSLV (PSLV)

Provider: Antrix Corporation Limited

Mission

Type: Earth Science

Orbit: Low Earth Orbit

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

Mission Description

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.