Pratham Satellite

ABOUT PRATHAM SATELLITE:

     The IIT Bombay Student Satellite Project is a landmark project taken up by IIT Bombay Students. The Objective of this project is to make IIT Bombay a respected centre for advancement in satellite and space technology that is being developed in the institute and also a method for space qualification.

Pratham is the first satellite under this project. The plan was to build a fully functional microsatellite which would then be launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). This is entirely a student initiative with mentorship provided by ISRO scientists and IIT Bombay Faculty.  The satellite will fit in a 30.5cmx33.5cmx46.6cmx46.6cm cube and will weigh 10.15kg excluding FE Ring.

    For the revelance of our satellite to the student community, we will be transmitting satellite data when the satellite passes over India so that any interested university with a small ground station will not only be able to detect the beacon signal fromour satellite but will also be able to measure TEC above their ground station. This is proposed to spread awareness among the student community about this exciting field. The Pratham Project presents a wonderful learning experience to the students of working on a real life multi-disciplinary complex system. A lot of importance is attached to learning, this is evident from the success criterion.

TRACKING PRATHAM:

     The Ham community is very critical to the success of any satellite working in the amateur band. We are also looking forward to hearing from Hams around the world for beacon and telementry reports.

DETAILS FOR TRACKING SATELLITE:

Telementry Frequency  : 437.455 MHz

Telementry Modulation : FSK.AX.25

Telementry Data Rate   : 1200 bps

Telementry EIRP         : 18 dbm

Telementry Region transmitted over : India and France

Beacon Frequency  : 145.98 MHz

Beacon Modulation : CW Morse code

Beacon Data rate    : 35 wpm

Beacon EIRP         : 23 dbm

Beacon Region transmitted over : Whole world

MISSION OBJECTIVE:

     To estimate Total Electron Count (TEC) over India and Paris with a resolution of 1kmx1km location grid.

PAYLOAD INSTRUMENT:

     Two monopole antennas transmitting at 145.98 MHz and 437.45 MHz

INSTRUMENTS:

•  Global Positioning System
• Magnetometer
• Sun-Sensors
• Magnetoquers

Launch Mass      : 10kgLaunch Vehicle : PSLV-C35

Type of Satellite : Student

Manufacturer      : ISRO

Owner                  : ISRO