SWAYAM

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SWAYAM

A pico satellite	Developed by College of Engineering, Pune, under the technical guidance and support from ISRO
Mission objectives	To demonstrate passive attitude stabilization in polar low Earth orbit using a permanent magnet along the direction of Earth's magnetic field and two pairs of hysteresis rods, each pair mounted along two axes mutually perpendicular with respect to axis of the magnet. To characterize the 434-438 MHz amateur HAM band for low Earth orbit
Payload	Point-to-point messaging services in HAM band Messaging capability: 18,00,000 messages (70 bytes each)
Structure	1U Cubesat, Satellite dimensions: 100 mm x 100 mm x 113.5 mm Satellite mass : 990 g
Attitude stabilization system	Stabilization detection using a 3-axis MEMS Gyroscope Pointing accuracy: <= ±8^o Drift rate: <= 0.3^o/s
Onboard computer	32-bit microcontroller, Storage: 2 GB
House-keeping Sensors	11 Voltage Sensors and 11 Current Sensors, 4 Temperature Sensors
RF Communication	Amateur band One deployable UHF dipole antenna & Beacon
Battery	13,600 mAh Li-ion cells
Solar Array	Body mounted Triple-junction solar cells Power generation: 2.5W
Thermal management	Passive thermal control system
Altitude/Orbit	Approximately 509 km, Polar
Inclination	97.41^o
Launch Date	June 22, 2016
Launch Vehicle	PSLV- C34
Launch site	SHAR Centre, Sriharikota, India