Jugnu
Jugnu [IITK]
Jugnu is a 3U-cubesat built by the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur.
The 3 kg nanosatellite will be used to provide data for agriculture and disaster monitoring. Jugnu has a design life of one year.
Jugnu's carries the Micro Imaging System, a near infrared camera which will be used to observe vegetation. Also on board is a GPS receiver to aid tracking, and is intended to demonstrate a microelectromechanical inertial measurement unit.
Jugnu will be launched piggy back into low Earth with Megha-Tropiques on a PSLV-CA rocket.
| Nation: | India |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Technology, Earth observation |
| Operator: | Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur |
| Contractors: | Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur |
| Equipment: | Micro Imaging System, GPS receiver |
| Configuration: | CubeSat (3U) |
| Propulsion: | None |
| Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
| Lifetime: | 1 year |
| Mass: | 4 kg |
| Orbit: |
| Satellite | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jugnu | 20.10.2011 | Sr FLP | PSLV-CA | with Megha-Tropiques, VesselSat 1, SRMSAT |
