SRMSAT

SRMSATThe conception of SRMSAT dates back to August 2008 when the vision of launching a student satellite was put forward in a seminar taken by eminent space scientist D.Raghavamurty. Enlightened by the scope and importance of such a magnificent multi- disciplinary field like space technology, the University embarked on a journey traversed by few.

Mission

The objective of SRMSAT is to monitor green house gases in Near Infrared region 900nm – 1700nm. A grating spectrometer is employed for the monitoring of Earth-based sources and sinks of anthropogenic and natural sources of greenhouse gases.

Orbital Parameter

Name                 SRMSAT
NORAD                37841
COSPAR designation   11058D
Inclination (degree) 19.967
RAAN                 311.999
Eccentricity         0.0011202
ARGP                 189.187
Orbit per day        14.10077689
Period               1h 42m 07s (102.12 min)
Semi-major axis      7237 km
Perigee x apogee     851 x 867 km
Drag factor          0.000000000 1/ER
Mean anomaly         170.839

NASA-Catalog: 37841

Downlink

437.500 MHz beacon 12wpm
437.500 MHz FM AX25 2400 bps

Uplink

145.900 MHz FM AX25 1000 bps

SRMSAT Communication Flow

Telemetry

Character 6: Satellite Mode
1. P - Sensing Mode
2. X - Communication Mode
3. C - Normal Mode
4. Z - Detumbling Mode

Character 7: Magnetometer Status
1. C - On
2. P - Off
3. X - Error
4. Z - Ready

Character 8: GPS Status

Character 9: Payload Status

Character 10: Temperature Status
1. C - Less then 0 degree celcius
2. P - 0 to 10 degree celcius
3. X - 10 to 20 degree celcius
4. Z - 20 to 30 degree celcius
5. 6 - 30 to 40 degrees celcius
6. 4 - Above 40 degrees celcius

Character 11: Battery Status
1. C - Less than 7 V
2. P - Between 7V and 7.3V
3. X - Between 7.3V and 7.6V
4. Z - Between 7.6V and 7.9V
5. 6 - Between 7.9V and 8.1V
6. 4 - Larger then 8.1V

Status

Launched. (PSLV-C18 Successfully Launches Megha-Tropiques & other Three Satellites including SRMSat) will be launched on October 12th, 2011 at 05:30 UTC (07:30 CEST) along with the Megha Tropique satellite on the PSLV-C18 launch vehicle from ISRO’s spaceport in Sriharikota, India.


Homepage and other references:

http://srmsat.in/index.html
Unable to receive srmsat on northern and southern hemispheres