Payload (satellite)
JUGNU
OperationalLEO
India
IndiaJUGNU is a satellite launched 2011-10-12 by India.
About
Jugnu, is an Indian technology demonstration and remote sensing CubeSat satellite which was operated by the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. Built under the guidance of Dr. N. S. Vyas, it is a nanosatellite which will be used to provide data for agriculture and disaster monitoring. It is a 3-kilogram (6.6 lb) spacecraft, which measures 34 centimetres (13 in) in length by 10 centimetres (3.9 in) in height and width. Its development programme cost around 25 million rupee. It has a design life of one year.
Right now
Dotted: where it has been. Solid: the next orbit and a half. Orbit data from CelesTrak, map from NASA Blue Marble. All credits
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Facts
NORAD ID37839
International designator2011-058B
TypePayload (satellite)
StatusOperational
OwnerIndia
Launch date2011-10-12
Launch siteSriharikota, India
Orbital period101.9 min
Inclination19.96°
Apogee860 km
Perigee833 km