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Originally Posted by novaderrik
what, exactly, do these satellites do, and how long will they be up there?
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The launch carried the following satellites:
CARTOSAT 2A: Indian Remote sensing satellite. Its supposed to be a dedicated satellite for Indian Armed Forces.
Life Time: 5 years
IMS1(Indian Mini Satellite): Earth observation satellite. It tests new miniaturized sub systems.
Life Time: 2 Years
The rest 8 were nano satellites built by students from various universities in Canada, Germany, Denmark, Netherlands and Japan. They are mostly to give the students a hands on at space tech.
CUTE 1.7 (Amateur radio satellite), CanX-2 (testing propulsion new system and attitude sensors and actuators), RUBIN-8( Test an automatic identification system (AIS) for ships), AAUSAT-II(Radiation sensor),NLS-5, SEEDS, COMPASS-1 and DELPHI-C3