Space collaborations between Singapore and ISRO
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, 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[edit]
The 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.[1]
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.[2]
PSLV C-29 and PSLV-C56 were exclusively commercial launches of Singaporean satellites.[3]
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.[4] | |
| 2 | VELOX 1 | 30 June 2011 | 7 kg | PSLV-C23 | cubesat[5] | |
| 3 | TeLEOS-1 | 16 December 2015 | 400 kg | PSLV-C29 | Exclusive commercial launch of 6 Singaporean satellites.[6][7] | |
| 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 | [8] | |
| 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 | [9][10] |
| 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. |
[10] |
| 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]
- ^ "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.