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PISat [PESIT]
PISat (PESIT Imaging Satellite) is an Indian earth observation nanosat built by the Crucible of Research and Innovation Laboratory of PESIT (PES Institute of Technology), Bangalore.
PISat is a 5.3 kg nanosatellite measuring 25.4 cm × 25.6 cm × 18.1 cm. It is equipped with a NanoCam, a CMOS color camera for Earth observation experimentation manufactured by GomSpace of Aalborg, Denmark as an imaging instrument to capture imagery of Earth's surface with a resolution of ~80 meters.
PISat was launched piggy back into low Earth on a PSLV rocket.
| Nation: | India |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Technology, Earth observation |
| Operator: | Crucible of Research and Innovation Laboratory of PESIT |
| Contractors: | Crucible of Research and Innovation Laboratory of PESIT |
| Equipment: | |
| Configuration: | |
| Propulsion: | None |
| Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
| Lifetime: | |
| Mass: | 5.25 kg |
| Orbit: | 661 km × 705 km, 98.20° |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PISat | 2016-059B | 26.09.2016 | Sr FLP | PSLV-G (3) | with SCATSAT 1, AlSat 1B, AlSat 2B, BlackSky Pathfinder 1, Pratham, AlSat-Nano, CanX 7 |
Launch Sites:
- Sr = Satish Dhawan Space Center (Sriharikota Space Center), Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, India
References:
- eoPortal Directory: PISat (PESIT Imaging Satellite)
