VELOX 1-PSAT

Spacecraft nº:

Singapore spacecraft nº: 7

Launch data: Designation  14034 Launch date  30 Jun 2014 - 04:22 UT Launch site  Sriharikota, FLP Launch vehicle  PSLV-CA Mission  Technology Earth orbit: Perigee / Apogee   km Eccentricity   Inclination   ° Period   min

Spacecraft data:

Description:

• The VELOX-I mission is a Singaporean nanosatellite mission consisting of two satellites - VELOX-1-NSAT and the VELOX-1-PSAT subsatellite - to operate in sun synchronous Low Earth’s Orbit (LEO). The project is part of NTU’s Undergraduate Satellite Program, which provides an opportunity for engineering students to participate in a multidisciplinary hands-on space project.
• The objective of PSAT is separate from the nanosatellite (N-Sat) for an intersatellite communication experiment.

Mission details:

• India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle put France's SPOT 7 imaging satellite in orbit on Jun 30, 2014.
  VELOX-I N-Sat is a 3U cubesat from Nanyang Tech U. in Singapore, and will eject the tiny 0.25 kg VELOX-I P-Sat.

External links:

• Spaceflight 101: Satellite Information