ANUSAT

ANUSAT
Type:	Amateur radio satellite
Country:	India
Operator:	Anna University
COSPAR-ID :	2009-019B
Mission dates
Dimensions:	50 kg
Size:	60 cm × 60 cm × 60 cm cube
Begin:	April 20, 2009 at 01:15 UTC
Starting place:	SHAR SLP
Launcher:	PSLV-CA C-12
Flight duration:	3 years
Status:	burned up on April 18, 2012
Orbit data
Track height:	550 km
Orbit inclination :	41.21 °
Apogee height :	552 km
Perigee height :	402 km

ANUSAT ( An na U niversity Satellite) is an Indian amateur radio and technology testing satellite that was built and operated by Anna University in India .

mission

ANUSAT was the first satellite to be built by an Indian university under the overall advice of ISRO . The aim was to bring university academics and research experts from ISRO together to implement a project in the university environment.

Furnishing

ANUSAT carries a digital memory and a forward payload for amateur communication. In addition, a number of technological payloads such as digital receivers , turbo encoders and magnetic field sensors are on board. The satellite was spin stabilized and was powered by a lithium-ion battery and solar cells .

Start and shutdown

ANUSAT was on 20 April 2009 with a PSLV - launcher as a secondary payload with risat-2 from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in a low earth orbit brought. After 3 years in earth orbit, the satellite was switched off in April 2012 and burned up on April 18, 2012.

Successor Mission

With ANUSAT-2 a second mission of the Anna University is planned. It should start before 2020. The launch site and launcher are still unknown.

Web links

• Gunter Krebs: ANUSAT at Gunter's Space Page (English).
• ANUSAT on the ISRO homepage (English).
• ANUSAT (PDF) ISRO (English).
• Orbit data according to N2YO (English).
• ANUSAT on the operator's website.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ PSLV Successfully launches RISAT-2 and ANUSAT satellites . ISRO (April 20, 2009) (English).
2. ↑ ^{a b} ANUSAT 2 (QB50 IN01) at Gunter's Space Page (English).
3. ↑ ANUSAT at N2YO (English).