PSLV-C56

30th July 2023

First Exolaunch mission on PSLV

Mission overview

On its 23rd mission and the first one aboard New Space India Ltd (NSIL)’s PSLV, Exolaunch has deployed for Aliena, a leading Singapore-based space-tech company aiming at providing state-of-the-art electric propulsion engines for smallsats, the ORB-12 Strider satellite. This mission lifted-off from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SHAR) at Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, India on July 30, 2023 at 6:30 IST.

ORB-12 Strider is a 12U-class satellite built by the UK-based OrbAstro to host a variety of payloads for in-orbit demonstration, with the cutting-edge Aliena-Aurora (AA) propulsion system acting as its primary payload. The AA Multi-modal all-electric AOCS propulsion system was developed by Aliena jointly with Finland-based Aurora Propulsion Technologies. The system resulting from this collaboration allies the strengths of both companies’ technologies in a streamlined, compact propulsion architecture capable of enabling formation flying for satellites in the most demanding mission parameters.