Pratham is an Indian

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research satellite which will be operated by the

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay or IITB) is a public research university and technical institute in Powai, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. It is considered as one of the best engineering universities in India and is top ranke ...

as part of the Student Satellite Initiative. Its primary mission is to count

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s in the Earth's ionosphere. The Pratham spacecraft is a cube with sides and a mass of around . It was conceptualized by a team of students under the supervision of Professor K. Sudhakar. Pratham was successfully launched on 26 September 2016 from

Satish Dhawan Space Centre Satish Dhawan Space Centre - SDSC (formerly Sriharikota Range - SHAR) is a rocket launch centre (spaceport) operated by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). It is located in Sriharikota, Tirupati district of Andhra Pradesh. Sriharikota R ...

, Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh along with 7 other satellites on PSLV C-35.

Mission

'Pratham' has a Four-fold Mission Statement:

External links

Pratham - IIT Bombay Student Satellite Initiative

References

Indian Institutes of Technology Student satellites Satellites of India Spacecraft launched by India in 2016 {{India-spacecraft-stub

Mission

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