The Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota saw the successful launch of PSLV-C53/DS-EO by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). The satellites will be launched into Low Earth Orbit by PSLV-C53 (LEO).

The DS-EO satellite, NeuSAR, a 155 kilogramme satellite, and Scoob-1 from Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore were all carried by the spacecraft.

This was the 15th mission using the PSLV-Core Alone version and the 55th mission overall for PSLV.

Along with successfully launching the PSLV Orbital Experimental Module, often known as the "POEM," ISRO also succeeded in putting three Singaporean satellites in a precise orbit.

The expended PS4 stage will be used as an orbital platform for the in-orbit experiments with the assistance of the PSLV Orbital Experimental Module. The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), ISRO's workhorse rocket, typically has a PS4 stage that is discarded (PSLV).

Two payloads from Indian space startups Digantara and Dhruva Space are among the six payloads POEM is carrying.

For attitude stabilisation, often known as controlling any aerospace vehicle's orientation within allowed bounds, POEM offers a specific Navigation Guidance and Control (NGC) system. The NGC will serve as the platform's brain in order to precisely stabilise it.

A Li Ion battery and the solar panels that are installed around the PS4 tank provide electricity for POEM.

It uses four sun sensors, a magnetometer, gyros, and NavIC to navigate.

It is equipped with specialised control thrusters that store Helium gas. It has the tele-command feature enabled.

Source: Indian Express