ANUSAT
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Mission typeAmateur radio
Technology
Technology
OperatorAnna University
(Madras Institute of Technology and College of Engineering, Guindy) Campuses, Chennai Tamil Nadu
SATCAT no.34808
| Mission type | Amateur radio Technology |
|---|---|
| Operator | Anna University (Madras Institute of Technology and College of Engineering, Guindy) Campuses, Chennai Tamil Nadu |
| COSPAR ID | 2009-019B |
| SATCAT no. | 34808 |
| Mission duration | 2 years |
| Orbits completed | 15287 |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Launch mass | 40 kilograms (88 lb) |
| Power | watts |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 20 April 2009, 01:15 UTC |
| Rocket | PSLV-CA C12 |
| Launch site | Satish Dhawan SLP |
| Contractor | ISRO |
| End of mission | |
| Last contact | 9 January 2012 |
| Decay date | 18 April 2012 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee altitude | 402 kilometres (250 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 552 kilometres (343 mi) |
| Inclination | 41.2 degrees |
| Period | 94.14 minutes |
| Epoch | 22 April 2009[1] |
The Anna University Satellite, or ANUSAT was an Indian student research microsatellite designed, developed and integrated at Aerospace Engineering, Madras Institute of Technology (MIT), Chromepet, Anna University. Students and faculty members of Madras Institute of Technology and College of Engineering, Guindy were involved in the design of ANUSAT. The project director of the ANUSAT was Dr. P. Dhanraj, CASR, Madras Institute of Technology, Chromepet.[2]
