The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has frequently collaborated with various organisations and universities in Singapore, with activities related to space. With 20 Singaporean satellites launched by ISRO,[1] Singapore is the third largest customer of ISRO'S foreign satellite launching missions. During the India-Singapore technology summit of 2022, both countries signed a memorandum of understanding on Cooperation in the fields of Science, Technology, and Innovation.
History
editThe ISRO launched Singapore's first indigenously built micro-satellite in 2011. Two more satellites were launched in 2014 and 6 in 2015. During PM's visit to Singapore in June 2018, Six MoUs were signed by NTU for research & exchange partnership with NITI Aayog.[2]
On 23 February 2022, India and Singapore signed a MoU related to cooperation in the fields of Technology, Science, and Innovation at the India-Singapore Technology Summit 2022's inaugural session. This virtual summit was co-organised by Singapore's Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) and India's Department of Science and Technology (DST) and CII.[3]
PSLV C-29 and PSLV-C56 were exclusively commercial launches of Singaporean satellites.[4]
List of Singaporean satellites launched by India
edit| No. | Satellite | Launch date | Launch mass | Launch vehicle | Remarks | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | X-SAT | 20 April 2011 | 106 kg | PSLV-C16 | ISRO launched 3 satellites, of which 1 was foreign | [5] |
| 2 | VELOX 1 | 30 June 2011 | 7 kg | PSLV-C23 | cubesat | [6] |
| 3 | TeLEOS-1 | 16 December 2015 | 400 kg | PSLV-C29 | Exclusive commercial launch of 6 Singaporean satellites. | [7][8] |
| 4 | VELOX-C1 | 123 kg | ||||
| 5 | VELOX-II | 13 kg | ||||
| 6 | Athenoxat-1 | <5 kg | ||||
| 7 | Kent Ridge 1 (KR 1) | 78 kg | ||||
| 8 | Galassia | 3.4 kg | ||||
| 9 | DS-EO | 30 June 2022,
12:32 UTC |
365 kg | PSLV-CA C53 | [9] | |
| 10 | NeuSAR | 155 kg | ||||
| 11 | SCOOB-I | 2.80 kg | ||||
| 12 | TeLEOS-2 | 22 April 2023, 08:50 UTC | 741 kg | PSLV-CA C55 | 57th Mission of PSLV | [10][11] |
| 13 | Lumelite-4 | 16 kg | ||||
| 14 | DS-SAR | 30 July 2023, 01:01 UTC | 352 kg | PSLV-CA C56 | 58th PSLV Mission
Commercial Launch for Singapore's DS-SAR Satellite and 6 Co-Passenger satellites from Singapore. |
[11] |
| 15 | Arcade | 24 kg | ||||
| 16 | Velox-AM | 23 kg | ||||
| 17 | SCOOB-II | 4 kg | ||||
| 18 | ORB-12 STRIDER | 13 kg | ||||
| 19 | Galassia-2 | 3.5 kg | ||||
| 20 | NuLIon | 3 kg |
References
edit- ^ "Another milestone for Singapore's space sector with 7 Singapore Satellites launched in India". www.space.gov.sg Office for Space Technology & Industry, Singapore. 2 August 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
As many as 20 Singapore-made satellites have so far been launched by India
- ^ "Conclusion of the second review of the India-Singapore Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement". www.mti.gov.sg.
- ^ "India-Singapore Space Partnership Achieves New Milestone With Satellite Launch By ISRO". ddnews.gov.in.
- ^ Jayaraman, K.S. (16 December 2015). "ISRO Launches Six Satellites for Singapore".
- ^ "PSLV-C16/RESOURCESAT-2 - ISRO". www.isro.gov.in. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- ^ "PSLV-C16/RESOURCESAT-2 - ISRO". www.isro.gov.in. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- ^ Patil, Vijaykumar (14 November 2015). "ISRO to launch five satellites in December".
- ^ "SaRC fact sheet" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 April 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ "PSLV-C53 mission: Isro sends three satellites from Singapore to space in textbook launch". India Today. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ "Indian space agency launches 2 Singapore satellites". The Straits Times. 22 April 2023. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ a b Dasgupta, Debarshi (30 July 2023). "India launches seven Singapore-made satellites". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 12 March 2024.