Two university cubesats JUGNU and SRMSAT launch from India on October 12

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India CubeSats For Launch on October 12

AMSAT News Service Bulletin 282.06
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
October 9, 2011
To All RADIO AMATEURS

India CubeSats For Launch on October 12

Two university cubesats JUGNU and SRMSAT are ready for launch from
ISRO's spaceport, Sriharikota, India on October 12.

JUGNU was developed by a team of students and faculty at IIT Kanpur
and ISRO scientists to launch India's first Nano Satellite. The
satellite's mission includes:

1. Micro Imaging System
2. GPS receiver for locating the position of satellite in the orbit
3. MEMS based IMU (Inertial Measurement Unit)

Jugnu Frequencies:
CW Beacon - 437.275 (17dbm)
Pay load - 437.505

At press time no further information was available for SRMSAT other
than its payload down link and CW Beacon will transmit on 437.425 MHz
(10dbm)


[ANS thanks Dinesh Cyanam, KC2YQJ; Sanjay Srikanth Nekkanti, AB3OE
and Mani, VU2WMY for the above information]

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