SINGAPORE – The Republic’s first satellite to fly closest to the Earth – carrying novel technologies and capturing high-quality pictures – has been built by Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and will be ready for take-off in mid-2025. Most satellites in space are found at least 500km to 800km from Earth. The new 1.3m-tall satellite – named Extremely Low Earth Imaging Technology Explorer (Elite) – will soar just 250km above the globe. This altitude is a relatively unexplored part of space with a harsher environment for machines since they are surrounded by highly reactive gases and atmospheric friction. Only a handful of such satellites are in very low orbit currently.   https://www.straitstimes.com/Singapore/Singapore-s-first-satellite-to-orbit-closest-to-earth-unveiled-set-for-launch-in-mid-2025 (ICE SINGAPORE)

Fonte notizia: The Straits Times, 11 June 2024