NEW DELHI: In its first mission of 2021, the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) will launch Brazilian satellite Amazonia-1 as main payload and 20 other satellites from Sriharikota at 10.23 am on February 28. The launch of PSLV-C51 is the first dedicated commercial mission of NewSpace India Ltd (NSIL), a PSU under the Department of Space.
The 20 co-passenger satellites include one nano satellite (INS-2TD) from Isro, four commercial satellites booked via recently-formed space facilitator Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) and 15 satellites commercially arranged by NSIL itself.
The four satellites being launched via IN-SPACe are three UNITYsats from a consortium of three Indian academic institutes and one Satish Dhawan satellite from startup Space Kidz India. Space Kidz India said Satish Dhawan satellite, named after former Isro chairman Satish Dhawan, is aimed at studying space radiation and magnetosphere. This will be their second satellite
Read more about Brazilian, Indian startup satellite part of ISRO s first mission in 2021 on Business Standard. Brazilian satellite Amazonia-1 and three Indian payloads are part of the mission
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Amazonia-1, reportedly the first earth observation satellite entirely developed by Brazil, is the primary payload. ‘Anand’, ‘Satish Dhawan’ satellite and ‘UNITYsat’ will be the co-passengers.
In first mission in 2021, Isro to launch Brazilian, Indian startup satellite: All you need to know
In first mission in 2021, Isro to launch Brazilian, Indian startup satellite: All you need to know
India s space agency ISRO will launch Brazilian satellite Amazonia-1 and 20 other payloads, including one built by an Indian start-up on February 28. This will be the first space mission in 2021 by Bengaluru-headquartered Indian Space Research Organisation.
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UPDATED: February 5, 2021 20:24 IST
PSLV-C51/Amazonia-1 is the first dedicated commercial mission of NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), a Government of India company under Department of Space. (File Photo: Isro/Twitter)
India s space agency ISRO will launch Brazilian satellite Amazonia-1 and 20 other payloads, including one built by an Indian start-up on February 28. This will be the first space mission in 2021 by Bengaluru-headquartered Indian Space Research Organisation.