Jugnu (satellite)
| Mission type | Remote Sensing Technology |
|---|---|
| Operator | IIT Kanpur |
| COSPAR ID | 2011-058B |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Launch mass | 3 kilograms (6.6 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 12 October 2011 |
| Rocket | PSLV-CA C18 |
| Launch site | Satish Dhawan FLP |
| Contractor | ISRO |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
Jugnu (Hindi: जुगनू), is an Indian technology demonstration and remote sensing satellite which will be operated by the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. It is a nanosatellite which will be used to provide data for agriculture[1] and disaster monitoring.[2] It is a 3-kilogram (6.6 lb) spacecraft, which measures 34 centimetres (13 in) in length by 10 centimetres (3.9 in) in height and width. Its development programme cost around 25 million rupee.[3] It has a design life of one year.[4]
Jugnu's primary instrument is the Micro Imaging System,[4] a near infrared camera which will be used to observe vegetation.[5] It also carries a GPS receiver to aid tracking, and is intended to demonstrate a microelectromechanical inertial measurement unit.[4]
On 12 October 2011, Jugnu has launched into low Earth orbit by a PSLV-CA, serial number C18. [6]
References
- ^ "IIT-K Satellite Jugnu In Final Stages". Space Daily. 16 February 2009. Retrieved 21 March 2010.
- ^ Podprocky, Peter (9 March 2010). "'JUGNU' NANO-SATELLITE". United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response. Retrieved 21 March 2010.
- ^ "ISRO to Launch 'Jugnu' Satellite Made by IIT-Kanpur". Indian Web Startups. 25 February 2010. Retrieved 21 March 2010.
- ^ a b c "Introduction". Jugnu. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. Retrieved 21 March 2010.
- ^ "Satelliet [sic] Subsystems". Jugnu. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. Retrieved 21 March 2010.
- ^ "PSLV-C18 carrying weather satellite launched". The Times Of India.
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