VELOX 1-NSAT

Spacecraft nº:

Singapore spacecraft nº: 6

Launch data: Designation  40057 / 14034E Launch date  30 Jun 2014 - 04:22 UT Launch site  Sriharikota, FLP Launch vehicle  PSLV-CA Mission  Technology Earth orbit: Perigee / Apogee  637 x 655 km Eccentricity   Inclination  98.24 ° Period  97.65 min

Spacecraft data:

Description:

• VELOX-1 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 the mission is to provide hands-on experience on a space project for students and to conduct several technology demonstrations.

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.

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