PSLV-CA | SSTL-S1 & NovaSAR-S

Launch Provider & Rocket

• Provider: Indian Space Research Organization (Government)
• Rocket: PSLV-CA — PSLV family

Mission

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.

• Type: Earth Science
• Orbit: Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)

Launch Site

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