Singapore on April 20, successfully launched its first home-madesatellite into orbit from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in India,according to local media.
The 105-kilogramme satellite, X-Sat was launched into orbit by Isro’s Polar Satellite Launching Vehicle (PSLV-C16).
At present, X-Sat is establishing communication with a ground controlunit in Nanyang Technological University (NTU). It is responsible forphotographing to measure ground corrosion and environmental changes onearth.
The satellite was jointly designed andbuilt by NTU and a research organ under Singaporean Ministry of Defenceover a period more than nine years.
By successfullylaunching X-Sat , Singapore became the first country in SoutheastAsia had a home-made satellite on the space./.