YOUTHSAT

 YOUTHSAT  is a Russian-Indian scientific-educational artificial satellite developed by the Russian Federal Space Agency and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).

YOUTHSAT is a joint Indo-Russian stellar and atmospheric satellite mission.

To built this satellites many students participate in this project from different universities at Graduate, Undergraduate and research scholar level.

YOUTHSAT is a mini satellite and the second in the Indian Mini Satellite (IMS) series with Mass of 92 kg.

Credit: ISRO 

A project agreement between  ISRO and Roscosmos was signed on 25th January 2007.

YOUTHSAT design life was only for 2 years.

It is built using ISRO's Indian Mini Satellite-1 bus. YouthSat and Resourcesat-2 were launched on 20 April 2011 from Sriharikota, India.

The satellite carries three payloads, of which two are Indian and one Russian. 

PAYLOADS:

• Indian payloads:

1) RaBIT (Radio Beacon for Ionospheric Tomography) For mapping Total Electron Content (TEC) of the Ionosphere.

2) LiVHySI (Limb Viewing Hyper Spectral Imager) - To perform airglow measurements of the Earth's upper atmosphere (80- 600 km) in 450-950 nm.

Read: SARAL

• Russian payload:

1) SOLRAD - To study temporal and spectral parameters of solar flare X and gamma-ray fluxes as well as charged particles in the earth polar cap regions.

Credit: ISRO 

Objectives:

• The main objective of this project was to provide hands-on experience to the student in space experiments and data analysis
• To study solar radiation
• To create a common platform for aerospace students across the world to jointly conduct experiments in space for the benefit of future generations and humanity as a whole.

Also Read: GSAT - 30

Overview of mission:

• Liftoff Mass: 92 kg
• Manufacturer: India and Russia
• Launch date: 20th April 2011
• Launch Site: Sriharikota  
• Launch vehicle: PSLV C16
• Orbit: Circular polar sun-synchronous 
• Inclination: 98.781°
• Mission life: 2 years

Credit: ISRO