Norad ID: 41783
| Spacetrack Directory Name | PRATHAM |
| Follow PRATHAM | PRATHAM Tracker |
| Pass predictions PRATHAM | Pass predictions PRATHAM |
| Orbit launches |
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| Days in orbit | 3692 |
| Country/organisation of origin | Indie (IND) |
| Starting point | SRILR (Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India) |
| WWW | Here |
| Categories | |
| Perigee | 659 km |
| Apogee | 708 km |
| Orbit slope (inclination) | 97.84° |
| Laps per day | 15 |
| Height PRATHAM | 681.72 km |
Pratham is an Indian ionospheric research satellite which will be operated by the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay as part of the Student Satellite Initiative. Its primary mission is to count electrons in the Earth's ionosphere.The Pratham spacecraft is a cube with 30-centimetre (12 in) sides and a mass of around 10.15 kilograms (22.4 lb). 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, Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh along with 7 other satellites on PSLV C-35.
satellite PRATHAM Date of exalting 26.09.2016y. Average height of ISS PRATHAM hundred 681.72 km. Average velocity PRATHAM is 27062.01 km/h. Inclination PRATHAM satellite 97.84°.
In the table below we show the frequencies PRATHAM.
| Downlink | Beacon | Mode | Call sign |
|---|---|---|---|
| 437.455 MHz | Beacon: 145.980 | 1k2 AFSK CW | PRATHAM |