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INS 1B

INS 1B [ISRO]

The INS 1B (ISRO NanoSatellite 1B) is a nanosatellites developed by ISRO.

Each of the INS 1 satellites has a weight of 10 kg including a payload mass of 5 kg. The mission life is expected to be six months to one year. These missions serve to evaluate the INS bus as a versatile and modular Nano satellite bus system envisioned for future science and experimental payloads.

INS 1B carries two payloads:

  • the Earth Exosphere Lyman Alpha Analyser (EELA) designed by the Laboratory for Electro-Optics Systems (LEOS), Bengaluru. It registers terrestrial exospheric line-of-sight neutral atomic hydrogen Lyman Alpha flux and provides estimates for the interplanetary hydrogen Lyman Alpha background flux by means of deep space observations.
  • the Origami Camera payload from ISRO's Space Application Centre (SAC). It is a remote sensing colour camera with a novel lens assembly for optical realisation in a small package
Nation: India
Type / Application: Technology
Operator: ISRO
Contractors: ISRO
Equipment: EELA, Origami camera
Configuration: INS-1 bus
Propulsion:
Power: Solar cells, batteries
Lifetime: 6 months
Mass: 9.4 kg
Orbit: 496 km × 508 km, 97.51°
Satellite COSPAR Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
INS 1B 2017-008G 15.02.2017 Sr FLP PSLV-XL with Cartosat 2D, INS 1A, Flock-3p 1, ..., 88, Lemur-2 22, ..., 29, BGUSat, DIDO 2, PEASSS, Al-Farabi 1, Nayif 1

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