SRMSAT
| SRMSAT | |
|---|---|
| Type: | Earth observation satellite |
| Country: |
 India
|
| Operator: | SRM University |
| COSPAR-ID : | 2011-058D |
| Mission dates | |
| Dimensions: | 10.9 kg |
| Begin: | October 12, 2011, 05:30 UTC |
| Starting place: | SHAR FLP |
| Launcher: | PSLV-CA C-18 |
| Status: | in orbit, active |
| Orbit data | |
| Rotation time : | 102.1 min |
| Orbit inclination : | 20.0 ° |
| Apogee height : | 872.9 km |
| Perigee height : | 855.9 km |
SRMSAT ( Sri Ramaswamy Memorial Satellite ) is a small Indian satellite that was developed by SRM University in Chennai .
tasks
The task of the satellite is to give the students and faculty at SRM University the experience of developing a 10 kg satellite, monitoring greenhouse gases and developing a small satellite bus for future missions. The scientific goal of SRMSAT is the monitoring of greenhouse gases in the near infrared range between 900 nm and 1700 nm. A grid spectrometer is used to monitor earth-based sources and sinks of anthropogenic and natural greenhouse gas sources.
technology
SRMSAT is a small satellite with dimensions of 28 cm × 28 cm × 28 cm. Its original life expectancy was one year, however it is currently (October 2017) still active. It is powered by batteries and solar cells.
Uplink: 145.900 MHz
Downlink: 437.500 MHz
Beacon: 437.425 MHz
begin
SRMSAT was on 12 October 2011 with an PSLV - launcher along with Megha-Tropiques , VesselSat 1 and Jugnu from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in a low earth orbit brought.
source
- SRMSAT on Gunter's Space Page (English).
- SRMSAT in the NSSDCA Master Catalog (English)
- Homepage of the project team (English, archive copy )