Indian Space Research OrganizationPSLV-CASatish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
DS-SAR
Launched
July 30, 2023 · 01:01 UTC
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.
- Watch
- 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
Webcast
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Orbit: as tracked
DS-SAR · NORAD 57481 · 2023-109 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- 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
Related page: www.isro.gov.inRelated page: PSLV-C56/DS-SAR Mission
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
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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).
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