| Mission type | Technology |
|---|---|
| Operator | SRM Institute of Science and Technology |
| COSPAR ID | 2011-058D |
| SATCATno. | 37841 |
| Website | www |
| Mission duration | 12 months (planned) 13 years, 4 months, 22 days (in progress) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Launch mass | 10 kilograms (22 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 12 October 2011 (2011-10-12) |
| Rocket | PSLV C18 |
| Launch site | Satish DhawanFLP |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Inclination | 20 degrees |
| Period | 102.1 minutes |
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SRMSAT is aNanosatellite built by faculty and students atSri Ramaswamy Memorial University (SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai) inIndia. The satellite is an IndianTechnology demonstration andEarth observation satellite which is operated by theSRM Institute of Science and Technology. Thisnanosatellite was used to monitor Greenhouse gases in atmosphere.
SRMSAT's primary mission was the development of ananosatelliteplatform for future missions. Its secondary mission was monitoring ofgreenhouse gasses[1] using an ArgusSpectrometer.[2]
It was launched from theIndian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)'sSatish Dhawan Space Centre atSriharikota in October 2011.[4] atop aPolar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) C18rocket. The launch was a multi-payload mission shared withMegha-Tropiques,VesselSat-1 andJugnu.[5]
SRMSAT[6] is controlled by a 28.8 MHzAtmel microcontroller. Communication is viaUltra high frequency (UHF), with adownlink at 437.5 MHz providing a data rate of 2.4 kbit/s and anuplink at 145.9 MHz with a 1 kbit/s data rate.Attitude control is via solar cell management system (SCDM), an on-boardmagnetometer andGlobal Positioning System (GPS) receiver that provide data formagnetorquer coils which interact with theEarth'smagnetosphere to change the satellite's orientation.[citation needed]
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