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Source: The post is based on the article “ISRO to launch Singaporean Earth Observation satellite TeLEOS-02” published in The Hindu on 20th April 2023
What is the News?
ISRO is going to launch a Singaporean Earth Observation satellite named TeLEOS-02 from Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle(PSLV).
What is the TeLEOS-02 satellite?
TeLEOS 2 is a 750 kg Earth Observation Satellite.
Purpose: It is designed to capture round-the-clock, all-weather satellite imagery of the Earth and it will provide a host of data to help with various operations.
– The satellite will provide imagery which will be used for hotspot monitoring and haze management along with assistance in aviation accidents, search and rescue operations, and more.
– The satellite features synthetic aperture radar which can provide data in 1-metre resolution.
Significance of this launch by ISRO: This is not the first time the ISRO will be launching a Singaporean satellite from India.
– It launched three Singaporean satellites with the PSLVC-53 mission in 2022 and in 2015, the ISRO launched the TeLEOS-1, which was the first Singapore commercial Earth Observation Satellite.
