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<\/p>\nRideshare launch provider \u201cSpaceflight\u201d has announced 12 of it customer satellites have been shipped out of Seattle and are heading to India\u2019s Satish Dhawan Space Center for a launch on a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) rocket later this month. Spaceflight \u2013 also involved with an upcoming SpaceX launch this month \u2013 noted that using a variety of global launch vehicles allows them additional manifest flexibility.<\/p>\n
The upcoming launch of the PSLV C43 mission \u2013 currently scheduled to take place on November 26-27 \u2013 will see a multitude of small satellites riding on the Indian rocket. Spaceflight confirmed to NSF that the vehicle will be flying in its CA (Core Alone) configuration.<\/p>\n
India\u2019s space agency, ISRO, will be launching HySIS (hyperspectral imaging satellite) on this mission, which will gaze over the country from 630 km in 55 spectral bands.<\/p>\n
\u201c\u2018Hyspex\u2019 imaging will enable the distinct identification of objects, materials or processes on Earth by reading the spectrum for each pixel of a scene from space,\u201d noted ISRO. \u201cThe payloads development center, Space Applications Center, Ahmedabad, designed the architecture of the chip which was made at ISRO\u2019s electronics arm, the Semi-Conductor Laboratory, Chandigarh. The result was a detector array that could read 1000 x 66 pixels.\u201d
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HySIS will be classed as the primary payload. However, up to 30 satellites from overseas customers will be riding alone for deployment.<\/p>\n
Spaceflight noted 12 of the satellites are under its stewardship, with the integration of most of the payloads taking place at its Seattle integration facility. The payloads are currently en route to PSLV\u2019s launch facility at India\u2019s Satish Dhawan Space Center.<\/p>\n
Payloads aboard the mission include Fleet Space Technologies\u2019 Centauri I, Harris Corporation\u2019s HSAT, Spire\u2019s LEMUR satellites, and BlackSky\u2019s Global-1 microsatellite.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn addition to securing capacity aboard the launch vehicle, Spaceflight executed the integration of most of the payloads at its Seattle integration facility. The payloads are currently en route to PSLV\u2019s launch facility at India\u2019s Satish Dhawan Space Center for a launch in late November,\u201d noted Curt Blake, president of Spaceflight on Thursday.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is Spaceflight\u2019s seventh launch with PSLV and following this mission, we will have sent 66 spacecraft to orbit aboard PSLV rockets. We value our partnership with such a reliable launch vehicle provider. PSLV\u2019s routine launches enable us to provide satellite developers access to space and meet the growing demand from the smallsat industry.\u201d<\/p>\n
Australian Internet of Things (IoT) startup, Fleet Space Technologies, is hoping to launch two nanosatellites, Centauri I and II in the coming weeks. Both launches are under contract with Spaceflight.\n<\/p>\n
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Centauri render from Fleet.<\/p>\n
Over the coming years, the Australian business will create a constellation of nanosatellites to create a scalable, global network to help connect many of the 75 billion sensors expected to dot the world over the next decade.<\/p>\n
The nanosatellites will bring mass-scale efficiencies for industries such as agriculture, mining, and logistics by enabling businesses to gather complex, revealing data to improve operations.<\/p>\n
The other launch will take place via a ride on a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base on the SSO-A mission \u2013 which involves the lofting of 64 small satellites.<\/p>\n
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Spaceflight render of the SSO-A configuration<\/p>\n
Should current schedules hold, the launch of Centauri II on the Falcon 9 will occur about a week ahead of the PSLV launch of Centauri I.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe launch of our satellite is a huge milestone and we are thrilled to work alongside some of the world\u2019s leading space innovators,\u201d said Fleet Space Technologies co-founder and CEO Flavia Tata Nardini. \u201cSpaceflight and launch vehicle providers such as PSLV, are helping to enable frequent and reliable access to space, which will be critical as we continue to build our constellation.\u201d<\/p>\n
Spaceflight\u2019s involvement in both missions with different rockets from different countries was cited as part of their overall plan, utilizing numerous launch vehicles to allow for additional manifest flexibility.<\/p>\n
Apart from the PSLV and soon the Falcon 9, Spaceflight works with Antares, Dnepr, Electron, Vega, Soyuz, and is set to be involved with Virgin Orbit\u2019s LauncherOne.<\/p>\n
The company noted that working with a range of vehicle providers increases flexibility and provides satellite developers a broad range of launch options should delays occur. Additionally, the smallsat rideshare service model helps organizations reach a desired orbit at a much lower cost than buying their own launch vehicle.<\/p>\n
Spaceflight has negotiated the launch of more than 150 satellites on behalf of its customers and has contracts to deploy nearly 100 more through the remainder of 2018.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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