New Indian Amateur Radio Satellite

StudSat (STUDent SATellite) is slated for a March 2010 launch and will carry a camera capable of 90 metre resolution.

Work on StudSat started in 2007 and the IARU Satellite
co-ordination page says it is planned to launch in March 2010 on an Indian launcher.

The satellite resembles a small cube of size (10 cm x 10 cm x 13.5 cm), weighing about 850 gm and has a volume of 1.1 litres. The satellite is intended to be launched in 700 km Sun-synchronous orbit.

It will perform the function of a remote sensing satellite and take images of earth’s surface with a resolution of 90 metres, the best achieved by any “PICO” category satellite in the world.

It is proposed to use a 10mW CW beacon on UHF and also a half duplex 9k6 or 4k8bps FSK TC/TLM link with 1 watt output also on UHF.

Further information on StudSat can be found at
http://www.teamstudsat.com/

STUDSAT - IARU Satellite Frequency coordination page
http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/formal_detail.asp?serial=164