The 25-hour-long countdown for the launch of India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), carrying three Singapore satellites on Thursday, is set to begin on Wednesday at 5 p.m. (IST).
While the two satellites, the 365 kg DS-EO and 155 kg NeuSAR, have been built by Starec Initiative of South Korea, the third one, 2.8 kg Scoob-1, was manufactured by Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore.
According to India's space agency, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), the PSLV-C53 rocket is expected to blast off from the second launch pad at the Sriharikota rocket port in India's Andhra Pradesh state at 6 p.m. on June 30.
Indian rocket Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), carrying three Singapore satellites, at the Spaceport of India.
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The ISRO will use the rocket's fourth and final stage as an orbital platform for six payloads, including two from Indian space start-ups -- Digantara and Dhruva Aerospace.
The Indian space agency has PSLV variants with two and four strap-on motors and the larger PSLV-XL.
The Indian space agency has PSLV variants with two and four strap-on motors and the larger PSLV-XL.
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