PSLV-CA | SSTL-S1 & NovaSAR-S

The NovaSAR-S spacecraft carries a radar imaging instrument, and the mission was developed in partnership between the British government and the British satellite manufacturer SSTL. The SSTL-S1 satellite, also built by SSTL, is a high-resolution optical Earth observation satellite identical to three DMC3/TripleSat reconnaissance craft launched in 2015. Beijing-based 21AT will lease imaging capacity on the SSTL-S1 satellite. There are also several secondary payloads.

Mission Details

  • Launch date: September 16, 2018 at 04:38 PM UTC
  • Launch vehicle: PSLV
  • Operator: Indian Space Research Organization
  • Launch site: Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
  • Mission type: Earth Science