37839 - JUGNU

JUGNU was launched from Sriharikota on 2011 October 12 at 05:30 UT by a PSLV-C18 rocket. It is an Indian technology demonstration and remote sensing satellite which was built and will be operated by the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. It weighed 3 kg and will be used to develop technology and return infrared imagery providing data for agriculture and disaster monitoring. Its primary instrument, the Micro Imaging System, will produce near-infrared images of vegetation to allow a study of land utilization. It also carries a GPS receiver to aid tracking and is intended to demonstrate a microelectromechanical inertial measurement unit.
The initial orbital parameters were period = 101.98 minutes, apogee = 866.2 km, perigee = 838.9 km, inclination = 20.0 degrees on 2011 Nov 8 at 03:13:34 UTC.

Facts in Brief

Launch Date: 2011-10-12
Launch Vehicle: PSLV-CA
Launch Site: Sriharikota, India
Mass: 3.0 kg