X-Sat
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{{Short description|Microsatellite}}
X-Sat is a microsatellite developed and built by the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in collaboration with Defence Science Organisation (DSO) Singapore. The satellite was launched by ISRO's PSLV-C16 on 20 April 2011 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre FLP in Sriharikota, India. The satellite was launched along with Indian ResourceSat-2 and Indo-Russian YouthSat.{{cite news|last=T.S.|first=Subramanian|title=PSLV-C16 launch today|url=http://www.hindu.com/2011/04/20/stories/2011042055431300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110503135559/http://www.hindu.com/2011/04/20/stories/2011042055431300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 May 2011|access-date=19 April 2011|date=19 April 2011|newspaper=The Hindu|location=Chennai, India}}
Project Objectives
- Create an affordable microsatellite bus that can conduct remote sensing operations in situations close to real-time.
- To increase the nation's capacity (resources and infrastructure) for satellite engineering
- To encourage academic interest in this field's R&D{{Cite web |title=X-SAT Micro-satellite |url=https://www.ntu.edu.sg/sarc/research-capabilities/satellites/x-sat-micro-satellite |access-date=2024-01-12 |website=Satellite Research Centre |language=en}}
References
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External links
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- [https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=2011-015C NSSDC ID: 2011-015C]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20131120212803/http://www.sarc.eee.ntu.edu.sg/Project/Pages/XSAT.aspx Homepage]
- [http://www.lintech.org/xsat2/XSat_information.html A few photographs of the development process]
- [http://www.lintech.org/webpapers/TECS_Xsat.pdf Academic paper discussing the design of the X-Sat PPU]
- [http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8097 The X-Sat PPU: designed to be the first Beowulf cluster in space]
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{{Orbital launches in 2011}}
Category:Mini satellites of India
Category:Spacecraft launched in 2011