Jugnu

Spacecraft n°:

Indian spacecraft n°: 63

Launch data: Designation  37839 / 11058B Launch date  12 Oct 2011 - 05:31 UT Launch site  Sriharikota, FLP Launch vehicle  PSLV-CA Mission  Civil: Earth observation LEO Earth orbit: Perigee / Apogee  849 x 868 km Eccentricity  1,31E-03 Inclination  19.98 deg Period  102.1 min

Spacecraft data:

Description:

• The 4 kg nanosatellite will be used to provide data for agriculture and disaster monitoring. Jugnu has a design life of one year.
• Jugnu's carries the Micro Imaging System, a near infrared camera which will be used to observe vegetation. Also on board is a GPS receiver to aid tracking, and is intended to demonstrate a microelectromechanical inertial measurement unit.
• Jugnu, from the Indian Inst. of Technology in Kanpur is a 3U cubesat-class technology satellite.
• 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)