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Tuesday, March 8, 2011

The Student Satellite


Student Satellite (STUDSAT) is the first Pico-satellite developed in the country by a consortium of seven engineering colleges from Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. STUDSAT weighing less than 1 kg, has the primary objective of promoting space technology in educational institutions and encourage research and development in miniaturized 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.

Mission

Experimental/Small Satellite

Weight

Less than 1 kg

Altitude

630 km

Orbit

Polar Sun Synchronous