September launch for ham radio satellite SRMSat

An Amateur Radio satellite being built by students of SRM University in Chennai may be launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in September.

A description of the SRMSAT ground station indicates it may use the bands 145.8MHz for the uplink and 434.5MHz for the downlink.

A SRM University press release describes SRMSAT as a 15 watt satellite weighing between 10 and 15 kg and measuring one meter cube. The project is estimated at Rs 2 crore and the construction of the satellite is done within the university’s premises.

“This project is aimed at increasing the technical expertise of our staff and students and giving them the rare opportunity of constructing a satellite first-hand with ISRO scientists guiding them. We want to prove that our students are worthy of this feat. We hope to launch a satellite once in every two years, of course, with different scientific objectives,” says P Satyanarayana, vice-chancellor, SRM University.

Read the NDTV story 'ISRO may launch nano satellite in September' at
http://publication.samachar.com/pub_article.php?
id=9450692&nextids=9447831|9449069|9449922|
9410540|9450692&nextIndex=0

SRMSAT Information
http://www.prlog.org/10719954-future-perfect-of-srm-
university.html

SRMSAT Ground Station
http://srmuniv.academia.edu/ssn/Papers

SRMSAT Yahoo Group
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/srmsat/

Chennai Hams VHF/UHF/HF Enthusiasts Forum
http://chennaihams.blogspot.com/2010/03/
asol-exam-conducted-at-srm-university.html