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SINGAPORE: Orbiting in space, some 650 km above Earth, is
Singapore's first nano-satellite. Named VELOX-I, it was launched
on Monday (June 30), in what is touted as a step forward for the
country's aerospace industry.
Designed and built by students and researchers from Nanyang
Technological University's Satellite Research Centre, the satellite
was launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota
in Andhra Pradesh, on a space rocket owned by the Indian Space
Research Organisation.
Built as a proof-of-concept, VELOX-I boasts new features that could
bring cost-savings to the industry. It weighs just 4.28 kg, thanks to
electronic components that are smaller and lighter. This can help
companies save money as launch costs are calculated by the weight
of the satellite.
VELOX-I also boasts customised equipment built by the NTU team a camera sensor that's radiation-resistant, and extendable lenses to
take higher-resolution photographs from space. It is also fitted with
solar panels that feed into an efficient power management system.
Said Associate Professor Low Kay Soon, Director of the Satellite
Research Centre: "We actually put in a lot of new components and
new sensors. These, if proven, can eventually be used for other
satellites, big satellites for commercial application. We hope that this
will actually benefit Singapore's space industry in the long term."
Another special feature: VELOX-I carries a smaller satellite, named
VELOX-PIII, which will separate from it in the next three months. This
brings the total number of satellites the university has launched to
four.
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One function of the satellites is to test the new technologies, as many
of the systems are built by the students. In a state-of-the-art control
centre completed earlier this year, students can monitor the
movement of the satellites using advanced communications and
computer systems.
With these projects, the university hopes to give students more
experience in developing satellites, and nurture a pool of talent for the
industry.
"As an engineer myself, I believe that building a satellite is something
very very challenging," said NTU student Lau Zi Rui. "So if we are
able to build a satellite, as my Professor always says, we can actually
build many other stuff."
The university is now building Singapore's first weather satellite
funded by the Economic Development Board for tropical climate
studies. VELOX-CI, a fridge-sized satellite weighing 130 kg, should
be completed by September next year.
- CNA/cy/xy
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