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Singapore

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Singapore

Launch Vehicles
Ariane, PSLV
Projects
ST

Chronology

6 events

1998 August 25

23:07 GMT - . Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: Kourou ELA2. LV Family: Ariane. Launch Vehicle: Ariane 44P.
  • ST-1 - . Payload: Eurostar 2000+. Mass: 3,200 kg (7,000 lb). Nation: Singapore. Agency: Arianespace. Manufacturer: Toulouse. Program: Singapore, Taiwan. Class: Communications. Type: Civilian communications satellite. Spacecraft: Eurostar 2000 . USAF Sat Cat: 25460 . COSPAR: 1998-049A. Apogee: 35,804 km (22,247 mi). Perigee: 35,771 km (22,227 mi). Inclination: 0.10 deg. Period: 1,436.10 min.

    Singapore-Taiwan-1 Matra Marconi Space Eurostar 2000 class satellite to provide communications for Singapore Telecom and Chunghwa Telecom of Taiwan. Geostationary at 88.0 degrees E. Positioned in geosynchronous orbit at 88 deg E in 1998-1999 As of 5 September 2001 located at 88.04 deg E drifting at 0.009 deg W per day. As of 2007 Mar 10 located at 88.05E drifting at 0.007W degrees per day.

2011 May 20

20:38 GMT - . Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: Kourou ELA3. LV Family: Ariane 5. Launch Vehicle: Ariane 5ECA.
  • ST-2 - . Mass: 5,090 kg (11,220 lb). Nation: Japan. Program: Singapore, Taiwan. Class: Communications. Type: Civilian communications satellite. Spacecraft: DS2000. USAF Sat Cat: 37606 . COSPAR: 2011-022B. Apogee: 35,793 km (22,240 mi). Perigee: 35,781 km (22,233 mi). Inclination: 0.00 deg. Period: 1,436.10 min. Singapore-Taiwan 2 communications satellite with both C and Ku band transmitters..

2013 November 21

07:10 GMT - . Launch Site: Dombarovskiy. Launch Pad: xxx. LV Family: R-36M. Launch Vehicle: Dnepr.
  • VELOX-P2 - . Mass: 1.00 kg (2.20 lb). Nation: Singapore. Class: Technology. Type: Technology satellite. Spacecraft: Cubesat. USAF Sat Cat: 39438 . COSPAR: 2013-066Y. Apogee: 695 km (431 mi). Perigee: 593 km (368 mi). Inclination: 97.77 deg. Period: 97.60 min. Cubesat from Nanyang Tech University..

2014 June 19

19:11 GMT - . Launch Site: Dombarovskiy. LV Family: R-36M. Launch Vehicle: Dnepr.
  • Popsat Hip 1 - . Mass: 3.00 kg (6.60 lb). Nation: Singapore. Spacecraft: Cubesat. USAF Sat Cat: 40028 . COSPAR: 2014-033U. Apogee: 625 km (388 mi). Perigee: 601 km (373 mi). Inclination: 97.98 deg. Period: 96.96 min. 3U cubesat by Microspace Rapid..

2014 June 30

04:22 GMT - . Launch Site: Sriharikota. Launch Complex: Sriharikota PSLV. Launch Vehicle: PSLV.
  • Velox 1 - . Mass: 4.00 kg (8.80 lb). Nation: Singapore. Spacecraft: Cubesat. USAF Sat Cat: 40057 . COSPAR: 2014-034E. Apogee: 658 km (408 mi). Perigee: 639 km (397 mi). Inclination: 98.25 deg. Period: 97.69 min. 3u cubesat by Singapore National Technical University; to have deployed the Velox P3 subsatellite..

2017 January 16

10:40 GMT - . Launch Platform: ISS.
  • AOBA-Velox-III - . Nation: Singapore. Class: Technology. Type: Technology satellite. Spacecraft: Cubesat. Decay Date: 2018-11-01 . USAF Sat Cat: 41935 . COSPAR: 1998-067KX. Apogee: 409 km (254 mi). Perigee: 396 km (246 mi). Inclination: 51.60 deg. Cubesat 2U mission from Kyushu Tech and NTU of Singapore with a micropropulsion system..