Pratham

Launch data:

Spacecraft data:

Description:

• Pratham is a nanosatellite built by the Dept of Aerospace Engineering, IIT Bombay.
• The satellite is developed under a plan to build a fully functional microsatellite in less than three years which would then be launched by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). It is entirely a student initiative with mentorship provided by ISRO scientists and IIT Bombay Faculty.
• Pratham's carries a science payload to measure the total electron count in a sun-synchronous orbit.