SRMSAT

SRMSat is a student developed nanosatellite of SRM (Sri Ramaswamy Memorial) University, Chennai, India. Students from SRM university were working on the project SRMSat. The nanosatellite has been developed under the technical guidance of ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization).

The satellite is a cuboid made out of Al-6061 alloy. The structure consists of 2 frames and 4 beams which can bear the launch loads of approx 11 g longitudinal and approx 6 g lateral and frequency requirement of > 90 Hz in longitudinal and > 45 Hz in lateral directions. The mainframe has a launch size of 286 mm x 286 x 294 mm. The structure is made as a satellite bus such that it can be used for future missions.

Specifications:

1. Payload: Grating spectrometer to monitor green house gases in Near Infra-red region 900nm - 1700nm
2. Lift-off Mass: 8.5 kg
3. Spacecraft Power: 10 W approximately
4. Launch Vehicle: PSLV-C18
5. Launch Date: 12^th October 2011