The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)’s PSLV-C55 rocket successfully placed two Singapore satellites – TeLEOS-2 and Lumelite-4 – from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota on April 22 into a low-earth orbit.
TeLEOS-2 is a synthetic aperture radar satellite developed under a partnership between Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA), representing the Government of Singapore and ST Engineering. After deployment of the satellite into the about 586 km orbit, it would be used to support the satellite imagery requirements of various agencies within the Government of Singapore. It would also be used to provide all-weather day and night coverage.
The co-passenger satellite is Lumelite-4, co-developed by the Institute for Infocomm Research and Satellite Technology and Research Centre of the National University of Singapore.
It is an advanced 12U satellite developed for the technological demonstration of the High-Performance Space-borne VHF data Exchange System (VDES).
The objective of the satellite is to augment Singapore’s e-navigation maritime safety and benefit the global shipping community.
