Jugnu
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Jugnu is India’s first student-built nanosatellite, developed by IIT Kanpur and launched in 2011 aboard ISRO’s PSLV-C18. The 3 kg satellite demonstrated Earth observation and MEMS-based attitude sensors in low Earth orbit.
Technical specifications
- Mass
- 3 kg
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Launch Date
- October 12, 2011
- Launch Vehicle
- PSLV-C18
- Payload
- Earth observation camera, MEMS IMU
- Mission Duration
- 1 year (design)
About
Jugnu is India’s first student-built nanosatellite, developed by IIT Kanpur and launched in 2011 aboard ISRO’s PSLV-C18. The 3 kg satellite demonstrated Earth observation and MEMS-based attitude sensors in low Earth orbit.
Documentation
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