ANUSAT
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The Anna University Satellite, or ANUSAT is an India
n student research microsatellite
designed, developed & integrated at Aerospace Engineering, Madras Institute of Technology(MIT), Chromepet, Anna University. It carries an amateur radio and technology demonstration experiments. It was successfully launched aboard a PSLV-CA designated PSLV-C12, along with RISAT-2
, from the Second Launch Pad
at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre
. The launch was carried out at 01:15 GMT (06:45 IST
) on 20 April 2009.
The satellite's development was sponsored by the Indian Space Research Organisation
, who were also responsible for launch services
.
ANUSAT is a cube with 600 millimetres (23.6 in) long sides, and a mass of 40 kilograms (88.2 lb). It carries an amateur radio store and forward
communications system, and will also conduct technological research. This satellite is spin stabilised and spin axis is pointed normal towards sun. This satellite is integrated and tested at MICSAT, MIT
Chromepet
clean room.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n student research microsatellite
Miniaturized satellite
Miniaturized satellites or small satellites are artificial satellites of unusually low weights and small sizes, usually under . While all such satellites can be referred to as small satellites, different classifications are used to categorize them based on mass .One reason for miniaturizing...
designed, developed & integrated at Aerospace Engineering, Madras Institute of Technology(MIT), Chromepet, Anna University. It carries an amateur radio and technology demonstration experiments. It was successfully launched aboard a PSLV-CA designated PSLV-C12, along with RISAT-2
RISAT-2
RISAT-2, or Radar Imaging Satellite 2 is an Indian radar reconnaissance satellite that is part of India's RISAT programme. It was successfully launched aboard a PSLV-CA at 01:15 GMT on April 20, 2009 from the Second Launch Pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre...
, from the Second Launch Pad
Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad
The Second Launch Pad of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre is a rocket launch site in Sriharikota, India. It is the second of two launch pads at the centre, the other being the First Launch Pad...
at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre
Satish Dhawan Space Centre
The Satish Dhawan Space Centre is the launch centre for the Indian Space Research Organisation . It is located in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, India, north of Chennai in South India. It was originally called Sriharikota High Altitude Range , and was sometime known as Sriharikota Launching Range...
. The launch was carried out at 01:15 GMT (06:45 IST
Indian Standard Time
Indian Standard Time is the time observed throughout India and Sri Lanka, with a time offset of UTC+05:30. India does not observe daylight saving time or other seasonal adjustments, although DST was used briefly during the Sino–Indian War of 1962 and the Indo–Pakistani Wars of 1965 and 1971...
) on 20 April 2009.
The satellite's development was sponsored by the Indian Space Research Organisation
Indian Space Research Organisation
The Indian Space Research Organisation is an independent Indian governmental agency established in 1969 for the research and development of vehicles and activities for the exploration of space within and outside of Earth’s atmosphere. Headquartered in Bangalore...
, who were also responsible for launch services
Launch Service Provider
A Launch Service Provider is a type of company which specialises in launching spacecraft. It is responsible for the ordering, conversion, or construction of the carrier rocket, assembly and stacking, payload integration, and ultimately conducting the launch itself...
.
ANUSAT is a cube with 600 millimetres (23.6 in) long sides, and a mass of 40 kilograms (88.2 lb). It carries an amateur radio store and forward
Store and forward
Store and forward is a telecommunications technique in which information is sent to an intermediate station where it is kept and sent at a later time to the final destination or to another intermediate station. The intermediate station, or node in a networking context, verifies the integrity of...
communications system, and will also conduct technological research. This satellite is spin stabilised and spin axis is pointed normal towards sun. This satellite is integrated and tested at MICSAT, MIT
Madras Institute of Technology
The Madras Institute of Technology is an engineering institute located in Chromepet, Chennai , India. It is one of the four autonomous constituent colleges of Anna University. It was started in 1949 by Mr. C. Rajam as the first self-financing engineering institute in the country, and later it...
Chromepet
Chromepet
Chromepet is a township in the southern part of Chennai, India. It lies on the Grand Southern Trunk Road, close to Tambaram and next to Pallavaram, Well connected by Road and Railways. It is 4 km south of the Anna International Airport, Meenambakkam. It is the home of the Madras Institute of...
clean room.
See also
- Jugnu
- Pratham Satellite
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- SRMSATSRMSAT (satellite)SRMSAT is an Indian technology demonstration and Earth Observation satellite which will be operated by the SRM Institute of Science and Technology. It is a nanosatellite which will be used to monitor Greenhouse gases in atmosphere. It is a spacecraft, which measures in length by in height and...
- JugnuJugnu (satellite)Jugnu , 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 and disaster monitoring. It is a spacecraft, which measures in length by in...
- List of Indian satellites