X-Sat

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Singapore spacecraft n°: 2

Launch data: Designation  37389 / 11015C Launch date  20 April 2011 - 04:42 UT Launch site  Sriharikota, FLP Launch vehicle  PSLV(3)-C16 Mission  Government: Earth Observation Polar Earth orbit on 20 April at .38: Perigee / Apogee  789 x 816 km Eccentricity  1.32E-03 Inclination  98.66 deg Period  100.93 min

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Mission details:

• Signapore's first national satellite; multi-spectral camera, will demonstrate space-based remote sensing and image processing technologies.
• India's PSLV-C16 placed the 1200 kg Resourcesat-2 imaging satellite in polar orbit on Apr 20. Two small satellites were also deployed: ISRO's IMS-1A Youthsat with experiments to study solar-terrestrial relationships, and the X-Sat from Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, carrying a 10-meter-resolution multispectral imager.