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TeLEOS-2

Launched

April 22, 2023 · 08:50 UTC

Launch Successful

Summary

TeLEOS-2 launched on an Indian Space Research Organization PSLV-CA from Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India on April 22, 2023 at 08:50 UTC. It was Indian Space Research Organization's 83rd launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 6,430th orbital launch attempt. It was the 16th PSLV-CA flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). POEM-2, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 595 × 625 km orbit inclined 9.9°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.

Booster
No booster details on record.
Mission
Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Milestone
16th PSLV-CA flight · 1st this yearIndian Space Research Organization's 83rd launch3rd this yearhumanity's 6,430th orbital launch attempt62nd orbital launch attempt this year

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Orbit: as tracked

9.9°Inclination
595 × 625 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
96.7 minPeriodfrom mean elements
308.6°Ascending node
1272 d agoElement epoch2023-04-22 11:05 UTC · stale

POEM-2 · NORAD 56308 · 2023-057 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
2023-057A
Epoch
2023-04-22 11:05:50 UTC
Mean motion
14.88455309 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0021435
Inclination
9.9343°
Ascending node
308.6193°
Arg. of perigee
212.6165°
Mean anomaly
34.4855°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
1
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

3 catalogued: 3 payloads; 3 still in orbit

  • POEM-2 · NORAD 56308 · in orbit
  • LUMELITE-4 · NORAD 56309 · in orbit
  • TeLEOS-2 · NORAD 56310 · in orbit

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

TeLEOS-2 is a Singaporean Earth Observation satellite built by ST Electronics (Satellite Systems). It carries a made-in-Singapore Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) capable of providing 1 m resolution data. It will be equipped with a 500 GB onboard recorder for recording the data captured and a high speed 800 Mbps downlink.

Pad

Map of Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad

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

55th launch from Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, 2nd this year · 87th from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India

Local pad time at liftoff: Apr 22, 2:20 PM GMT+5:30, in daylight

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

71 days after the previous launch from this pad

Updates

Launch success.

Show 7 earlier updates
  • Liftoff

    Cosmic_Penguin · 4/22/2023 · source

  • Livestream has started

    LL2 · 4/22/2023 · source

  • Updating T-0

    Nosu · 4/21/2023 · source

  • Updated launch vehicle configuration.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 4/18/2023 · source

  • Updated T-0.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 4/17/2023 · source

  • Adding launch window on April 22 per NOTAM A0345/23

    Nosu · 4/5/2023

  • Added launch.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 3/11/2023 · source

Questions

When did TeLEOS-2 launch?

TeLEOS-2 launched on April 22, 2023 at 08:50 UTC.

Where can I watch TeLEOS-2?

Coverage: Launch of PSLV-C55 / TeLEOS-2 Mission. Watch the replay

What rocket launched TeLEOS-2?

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

Where did TeLEOS-2 launch from?

Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India. Liftoff was Apr 22, 2:20 PM GMT+5:30 local time at the pad.

What orbit did TeLEOS-2 reach?

POEM-2, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 595 × 625 km orbit inclined 9.9°.

How many satellites did TeLEOS-2 launch?

3 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).