Studsat

Student Satellite

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General

Designation	36796 / 10035B
Launch date	12 Jul 2010
Country of origin	India
Mission	Technology
Perigee/Apogee	633 km, sunsynchronous
Inclination	98°
Period	97.4 min (4 days revisit)
Launch vehicle	PSLV #17

First pico-satellite (1 kg, 10 cm x 10 cm x 13.5 cm) developed in India by a consortium of seven engineering colleges from Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.
To promote space technology in educational institutions and encourage research and development in miniaturised satellites, establishing a communication link between the satellite and ground station, capturing the image of Earth with a resolution of 90 meters and transmitting the payload and telemetry data to the Earth station.

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External resources

http://www.teamstudsat.com/

sat-index articles

n2yo.com tracking

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