| Mission type | Remote Sensing Technology |
|---|---|
| Operator | STUDSAT Consortium |
| COSPAR ID | 2010-035B [1] |
| SATCAT no. | 36796 |
| Mission duration | 6 months (planned) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | CubeSat |
| Manufacturer | Consortium of 7 Engineering Colleges from Bangalore (4) and Hyderabad (3) |
| Launch mass | 0.950 kg (2.09 lb) |
| Dimensions | 10 cm x 10 cm x 13.5 cm |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 12 July 2010, 03:52:00 UTC[2] |
| Rocket | Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C15) |
| Launch site | Satish Dhawan, FLP |
| Contractor | ISRO |
| End of mission | |
| Last contact | 2011 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit[3] |
| Regime | Sun-synchronous orbit |
| Perigee altitude | 602.5 km |
| Apogee altitude | 620.4 km |
| Inclination | 98.18° |
| Period | 96.8 minutes |
STUDSAT (STUDent SATellite),[1] is a CubeSat satellite designed by students. This project was conceptualised and project managed by undergraduate students across India.[4] STUDSAT is a picosatellite successfully launched on 12 July 2010 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre into a Sun-synchronous orbit. The mission's objective was for students to have a hands-on experience with the design, fabrication and realisation of a space mission at a minimum cost. Experimental in nature, the mission life was stated to be six months.
STUDSAT was the first picosatellite launched by India, as well as the smallest satellite launched indigenously by any Indian organisation.[5]
- ^ a b "Display: STUDSAT 2010-035B". NASA. 14 May 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "PSLV to launch five satellites on July 12". The Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 4 July 2010. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
- ^ "STUDSAT". N2YO.com. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ Krebs, Gunter D. "STUDSAT". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
- ^ "Engg students creating India's smallest satellite". The Times of India. 12 August 2009. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012.
