Sunday, December 22
ISRO has successfully lifted off from Sriharikota

A rocket launched by the ISRO has successfully lifted off from Sriharikota, carrying seven satellites from Singapore into space

According to Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), the PSLV-C56 was launched from the First Launch Pad (FLP) at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC), Sriharikota.

Today at 6.30 am, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launched the PSLV-C56 with six co-passenger satellites from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota. This marks the 58th overall PSLV flight and the 17th using the Core Alone configuration.

The primary satellite for this mission is DS-SAR, a Radar Imaging Earth Observation satellite, developed under a partnership between DSTA (representing the Government of Singapore) and ST Engineering. Additionally, there are six co-passenger customer satellites also belonging to Singapore.

The PSLV-C56 / DS-SAR mission is the Dedicated Commercial Mission of NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) for ST Engineering, Singapore. The DS-SAR satellite’s Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) payload, developed by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), enables all-weather day and night coverage with imaging capability at 1m resolution at full polarimetry.

Once operational, DS-SAR will support the satellite imagery requirements of various agencies within the Government of Singapore, and ST Engineering will use it to provide multi-modal and higher responsiveness imagery and geospatial services for their commercial customers.

This successful launch is another milestone in India’s space exploration efforts, bringing the total number of PSLV flights to 58 and showcasing ISRO’s dedication to advancing space technology.