IIT-Kanpur's indigenously built nano satellite 'Jugnu'

[sudhir007]

'Jugnu' nano-satellite - Brahmand.com

IIT-Kanpur's indigenously built nano satellite 'Jugnu' may be successfully launched by the end of June this year from Sriharikota if everything goes according to plan.

Scientists from the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) had visited the institute last month and had given a green signal to the engineering model. The flight model is being assembled in Bengaluru.

'Jugnu' is a nano-satellite built by the students and faculty of IIT Kanpur under the guidance of Indian Space Research Organisation.

'Jugnu', developed by using indigenous technology, weighs 3kg and is 34cm long and 10 cm wide. An estimated amount of Rs 2.5 crore was spent to develop the satellite.

The development of the concept 'Jugnu' geared up in the year 2008. In 2008, IIT Kanpur and ISRO had signed a MoU under which the engineering institution was to build a nano-satellite.

The three-foot-long time capsule is made of a special kind of copper and it will preserve the data stored inside for thousands of years.

The payload of the satellite includes an indigenously designed camera for near remote sensing and a GPS receiver. 'Jugnu' will transmit blinking signal, round the clock, all over the earth. The designed life span of the satellite is proposed to be one year.

Jugnu's mission will serve the following applications;

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

The satellite will revolve around the Earth 15 times in a day in polar orbit and will be visible over Kanpur for three to four times for a total of 20 minutes.

It will help in gathering prior information regarding flood, drought and disaster management. It will study vegetation patterns, water bodies and soil using a Near-IR camera.

With the help of micro imaging and micro electronic system, it will transfer the images to the IIT Kanpur campus.

'Jugnu' will be launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (also known as SHAR, located in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh) by ISRO's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV).

After its launch, the satellite will be continuously monitored and controlled by ground station located on the campus.

'Jugnu' has set the path for such inspiring innovations in the future and has also Strengthen activities in MEMS sensor based technology applications.

Low weights, cost effective nano-satellite like 'Jugnu' have significant role to play in the cost reduction, experimentation, reduction in the development and testing time for the new technologies and will significantly change the satellite development activity in the future.

 

[IndianTiger]

IIT is great.

 

[tallboy123]

Good!!!!! All the best

 

[peaceful]

In China, our second tier universities are assigned tasks for the R&D of such nano satellites. for example, a 3.5kg nano satellite designed by Zhejiang university was successfully launched last year.

Again, as already widely observed, india report such "potential" achievement while Chinese only care about real achievement. that is the difference.

 

[GUNS-N- ROSES]

In China, our second tier universities are assigned tasks for the R&D of such nano satellites. for example, a 3.5kg nano satellite designed by Zhejiang university was successfully launched last year.

Again, as already widely observed, india report such "potential" achievement while Chinese only care about real achievement. that is the difference.

AGREED 20 YEAR OLDS DEVELOPING SATELLITE IS NO REAL ACHIEVEMENT. happy now?

 

[peaceful]

AGREED 20 YEAR OLDS DEVELOPING SATELLITE IS NO REAL ACHIEVEMENT. happy now?

1. It is not. My final year project in my uni in Shanghai consists of building a prototype subsystem for our satellite. I don't consider that as an achievement, because it means I didn't go to Tsinghua or PKU, the best universities in China are never assigned R&D tasks like satellite, there are more important tasks for them.

2. It is not. The mentioned nano satellite is still not operational, practical Chinese hate such big mouth reports, wait until operational, otherwise there is no credit to earn. that is damn simple.

 

[tallboy123]

In China, our second tier universities are assigned tasks for the R&D of such nano satellites. for example, a 3.5kg nano satellite designed by Zhejiang university was successfully launched last year.

Again, as already widely observed, india report such "potential" achievement while Chinese only care about real achievement. that is the difference.

ya we have seen ur Research and development in making BAJAJ PULSAR 150 BIKE

 

[GUNS-N- ROSES]

1. It is not. My final year project in my uni in Shanghai consists of building a prototype subsystem for our satellite. I don't consider that as an achievement, because it means I didn't go to Tsinghua or PKU, the best universities in China are never assigned R&D tasks like satellite, there are more important tasks for them.

2. It is not. The mentioned nano satellite is still not operational, practical Chinese hate such big mouth reports, wait until operational, otherwise there is no credit to earn. that is damn simple.

in my previous post i agreed its not an achievement. why r u still debating?

 

[tallboy123]

1. It is not. My final year project in my uni in Shanghai consists of building a prototype subsystem for our satellite. I don't consider that as an achievement, because it means I didn't go to Tsinghua or PKU, the best universities in China are never assigned R&D tasks like satellite, there are more important tasks for them.

2. It is not. The mentioned nano satellite is still not operational, practical Chinese hate such big mouth reports, wait until operational, otherwise there is no credit to earn. that is damn simple.

if u have sooo much R&D capability,why all the fakes are from china????
Ex:BMW sued chineese company for copyrights....
why????

 

[peaceful]

ya we have seen ur Research and development in making BAJAJ PULSAR 150 BIKE

also our 3.3mt h-bomb in 1965, our ICBM in 1980s, the J-10 in 1999, our CJ-10 in 2009, J-20 in 2010.
a single company named ZTE filed more patents than your entire nation of 1 billion people.

our universities are better respected than yours. want source?let me know.

 

[harshad]

In China, our second tier universities are assigned tasks for the R&D of such nano satellites. for example, a 3.5kg nano satellite designed by Zhejiang university was successfully launched last year.

Again, as already widely observed, india report such "potential" achievement while Chinese only care about real achievement. that is the difference.

why should indians care if your 2nd,3rd tier universities produces nano satellites,the nano satellite produced by iit-kanpur is an achievement for india

 

[kavish]

if u have sooo much R&D capability,why all the fakes are from china????
Ex:BMW sued chineese company for copyrights....
why????

habbit....

 

[RazorMC]

Good to see this development. Changing weather patterns are something that need to be monitored and the 'Jugnu' can keep an eye on ground conditions.
Maybe India can extend the program to cover all S.E.Asia for a unfied coverage between India, Pakistan and Bangladesh.

I found this funny: the time-capsule stores data for a thousand years but Jugnu's estimated life-span is one year.
Can someone explain this ?

 

[peaceful]

if u have sooo much R&D capability,why all the fakes are from china????
Ex:BMW sued chineese company for copyrights....
why????

because:

we don't have a first class R&D capacity. there is a HUGE gap between our R&D and the west. we have to copy a lot of stuff from the west to make sure we can catch up. we don't just pay them to wide the gap, we want to close the gap. we Chinese are more honest than indians, we acknowledge our backward status because that is the only way to catch up.

that being said, our R&D capacity is still 30 years ahead of india's. for example, satellite, we have our navigation satellite network Beidou which is already operational for most of the Asia and Pacific areas. Our IT sectors are also 10-15 years ahead.

 

[tallboy123]

also our 3.3mt h-bomb in 1965, our ICBM in 1980s, the J-10 in 1999, our CJ-10 in 2009, J-20 in 2010.
a single company named ZTE filed more patents than your entire nation of 1 billion people.

our universities are better respected than yours. want source?let me know.

u want source for which companies has sued for copying their products??
want videos??? let me know