Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Jugnu |
Country of Operator/Owner |
India |
Operator/Owner |
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur |
Users |
Civil |
Purpose |
Earth Observation |
Class of Orbit |
LEO |
Type of Orbit |
|
Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
0 |
Perigee (km) |
839 |
Apogee (km) |
866 |
Eccentricity |
0.00186915887850467 |
Inclination (degrees) |
20 |
Period (minutes) |
102 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
3 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
|
Power (watts) |
3 |
Date of Launch |
12-10-2011 |
Expected Lifetime |
1 yr. |
Contractor |
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur |
Country of Contractor |
India |
Launch Site |
Sriharikota Launch Station |
Launch Vehicle |
PSLV |
COSPAR Number |
2011-058B |
NORAD Number |
37839 |
Comments |
The mission goal is to make a nanosatellite at IIT Kanpur that would serve the following applications: 1. Micro Imaging System; 2. GPS receiver for locating the position of satellite in the orbit; 3. MEMS based IMU (Inertial Measurement Unit) |