PISat (PESIT Imaging Satellite) is a

remote sensing Remote sensing is the acquisition of information about an object or phenomenon without making physical contact with the object, in contrast to in situ or on-site observation. The term is applied especially to acquiring information about Eart ...

nanosatellite A small satellite, miniaturized satellite, or smallsat is a satellite of low mass and size, usually under . While all such satellites can be referred to as "small", different classifications are used to categorize them based on mass. Satellites ca ...

developed by the

PES University People's Education Society University, Ring Road Campus (PESU RR), formerly PES Institute of Technology (PESIT), is one of three private universities under the name PES University in Bengaluru, India. Established in 1988, it is focused on five ...

, Bengaluru. The satellite weighs 5 kg and carries an image camera that can capture pictures with 80 meter resolution. Muie

Mission

The main mission of the satellite was to develop the capability of designing satellites on campus with collaboration from students and professors.

Launch

The satellite was launched on 26 September 2016 by ISRO using the

PSLV-C35 PSLV-C35 was the successful mission of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle program which set eight satellites in space. It was launched on 26 September 2016 by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Srihari ...

rocket.

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