- Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) launched India’s first privately built sub-meter resolution surveillance satellite TSAT-1A.
- TASL in collaboration with Satellogic launched it on April 7 from Kennedy Space Center, Florida with the help of Spacex’s Falcon 9 rocket.
- A total of 11 satellites were launched by the SpaceX rocket. American billionaire Elon Musk owns the Space X company.
- The satellite weighs 50 kg and has been placed in a low earth orbit. The TSAT-1A satellite is a sub-meter resolution earth observation satellite. According to the company the satellite has 0.5-0.8-metre resolution, which can be enhanced to 0.5-0.6-metre super-resolution using the software.
TSAT-1A satellite, a joint effort of TASL and Satellogic
- The TSAT-1A satellite has been built by Tata Advanced Systems in collaboration with the Satellogic company of the United States of America.
- TSAT-1A has been assembled in TASL’s Assembly, Integration and Testing (“AIT”) plant at its Vemagal facility in Karnataka.
- An agreement was signed between TASL and Satellogic in November 2023 to develop an earth observation satellite. The Satellogic was to develop an advanced earth observation satellite, and the TASLs undertook the complex integration of the satellite system.
Tata Advanced System Limited
- Tata Advanced System Limited is a joint venture between Tata Sons and Boeing company, USA.
- TASL is the Tata Group’s strategic Aerospace and Defence wing.
- Tata Advanced Systems Limited is one of the country’s leading private companies in the field of aerospace and defence solutions.