SRMSAT
| Mission type | Technology |
|---|---|
| Operator | SRM University |
| COSPAR ID | 2011-058D |
| Website |
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| Mission duration | 12 months (planned) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Launch mass | 10 kilograms (22 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 12 October 2011 |
| Rocket | PSLV C18 |
| Launch site | Satish Dhawan FLP |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Inclination | 20 degrees |
| Period | 102.1 minutes |
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SRMSAT is a Nanosatellite built by students at Sri Ramaswamy Memorial University(SRM University,Chennai) in India. The satellite is an Indian technology demonstration and Earth observation satellite which will be operated by the SRM Institute of Science and Technology. This nanosatellite was used to monitor Greenhouse gases in atmosphere.
SRMSAT's primary mission was the development of a nanosatellite platform for future missions. Its secondary mission was monitoring of greenhouse gasses[1] using an Argus spectrometer.[2]
Specifications
It is a 10.4-kilogram (23 lb) spacecraft, which measures 28 centimetres (11 in) in length by 28 centimetres (11 in) in height and width. Its development programme cost around 1.5 crore rupee. It has a design life of one year.
Launch
It was launched from the Indian Space Research Organization's Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota in October 2011.[3] atop a PSLV-C18 rocket. The launch was a multi-payload mission shared with Megha-Tropiques, VesselSat-1 and Jugnu.[4]
Parameters
SRMSAT[5] is controlled by a 28.8 MHz Atmel microcontroller. Communication is via UHF, with a downlink at 437.5 MHz providing a data rate of 2.4 kbit/s and an uplink at 145.9 MHz with a 1 kbit/s data rate. Attitude control is via solar cell management system (SCDM), an on-board magnetometer and GPS receiver that provide data for magnetorquer coils which interact with the Earth's magnetosphere to change the satellite's orientation.
See also
References
- ↑ "TN university plans centre for space technology". Times Of India.
- ↑ "Argus Infrared Spectrometers". Thoth Technology Inc.
- ↑ "PSLV-C18 carrying weather satellite launched". Times Of India.
- ↑ Subramanian, T. S. (12 October 2011). "PSLV-C18 puts four satellites in orbit". The Hindu. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
- ↑ "SRMSAT". NASA.
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