2018 · Indian Space Research Organization
SSTL-S1 & NovaSAR-S
successPSLV-CA | SSTL-S1 & NovaSAR-S
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.
Overview
- Date / time
- September 16, 2018 at 04:38 PM UTC
- Outcome
- success
- Launch site
- Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad
- Mission
- SSTL-S1 & NovaSAR-S
- Mission type
- Earth Science
- Orbit achieved
- Sun-Synchronous Orbit