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DS-SAR

Launched

July 30, 2023 · 01:01 UTC

Launch Successful

Summary

DS-SAR launched on an Indian Space Research Organization PSLV-CA from Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India on July 30, 2023 at 01:01 UTC. It was Indian Space Research Organization's 86th launch, 6th this year and humanity's 6,483rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 17th PSLV-CA flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). DS-SAR, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 535 × 545 km orbit inclined 5.0°. 7 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.

Booster
No booster details on record.
Mission
Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Milestone
17th PSLV-CA flight · 2nd this yearIndian Space Research Organization's 86th launch6th this yearhumanity's 6,483rd orbital launch attempt115th orbital launch attempt this year

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Orbit: as tracked

5.0°Inclination
535 × 545 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
95.3 minPeriodfrom mean elements
276.2°Ascending node
1174 d agoElement epoch2023-07-30 08:19 UTC · stale

DS-SAR · NORAD 57481 · 2023-109 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects

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Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
2023-109A
Epoch
2023-07-30 08:19:23 UTC
Mean motion
15.11160997 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0007335
Inclination
5.0046°
Ascending node
276.226°
Arg. of perigee
8.4209°
Mean anomaly
322.1912°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
4
B*
0

Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.

Catalogued objects

7 catalogued: 7 payloads; 6 still in orbit

  • DS-SAR · NORAD 57481 · in orbit
  • VELOX-AM · NORAD 57482 · in orbit
  • ORB-12 STRIDER · NORAD 57483 · in orbit
  • SCOOB-II · NORAD 57484 · in orbit
  • ARCADE · NORAD 57485 · in orbit
  • Galassia-2 · NORAD 57486 · in orbit
  • NuLIoN · NORAD 57487 · re-entered October 13, 2024

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

DS-SAR is a Singaporean Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Earth Observation satellite built by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), to be used by both the Singaporean government DSTA (Defence Science and Technology Agency) and commercially operated by ST Electronics. Co-passengers: * VELOX-AM * Atmospheric Coupling and Dynamics Explorer (ARCADE) * SCOOB-II * NuLIoN by NuSpace * Galassia-2 * ORB-12 STRIDER

Pad

Map of Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad

Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India

56th launch from Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, 3rd this year · 90th from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India

Local pad time at liftoff: Jul 30, 6:31 AM GMT+5:30, in daylight

64 launches from this pad · 105 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India

98 days after the previous launch from this pad

Updates

All satellites separated.

Show 8 earlier updates
  • Liftoff.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 7/30/2023 · source

  • Livestream has started

    LL2 · 7/30/2023 · source

  • GO for launch.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 7/24/2023 · source

  • Now targeting 30th July

    hitura-nobad · 7/22/2023 · source

  • Tweak in T-0.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 7/20/2023 · source

  • NET July 26.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 7/16/2023 · source

  • Updated launch date and period per NOTAMs.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 6/28/2023 · source

  • Added launch.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 6/17/2023 · source

Questions

When did DS-SAR launch?

DS-SAR launched on July 30, 2023 at 01:01 UTC.

Where can I watch DS-SAR?

Coverage: Launch of PSLV-C56/DS-SAR Mission from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota; Launch of PSLV-C56/DS-SAR Mission From Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC-SHAR), Sriharikota - LIVE. Watch the replay

What rocket launched DS-SAR?

PSLV-CA, flown by Indian Space Research Organization. PSLV-CA spec sheet

Where did DS-SAR launch from?

Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India. Liftoff was Jul 30, 6:31 AM GMT+5:30 local time at the pad.

What orbit did DS-SAR reach?

DS-SAR, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 535 × 545 km orbit inclined 5.0°.

How many satellites did DS-SAR launch?

7 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 6 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).