Hi Dinesh,

Is this a cubesat, or a microsat? The webpage indicates it is 286mmx286mmx294mm and 10kg, which is more the size of AO-51 than a 100mm^3 cubesat.

Is there any possibility of a secondary amateur communications mission?

Good Luck with the launch.

73, Drew KO4MA

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From: Dinesh Cyanam dinesh@cyanam.net Sent: Oct 10, 2011 1:43 PM To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] SRMSAT Keps and Down Link Details

SRMSAT, A cubesat developed by the students of SRM University, India will be launched on October 12th, 2011 along with the Megha Tropique satellite on the PSLV-C18 launch vehicle from ISRO's spaceport in Sriharikota, India.

Payload Details: SRMSAT will monitor the green house gases in near infrared region (900nm - 1700nm).

Launch Date and Time: October 12, 2011 0530 hrs UTC

Telemetry down link and CW beacon on the same frequency: 437.425 MHz (10 dbm) (Telemetry decoding info will be posted soon)

Preliminary TLEs from ISTRAC (ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network): SRM 1 99999U 11072A 11278.34967500 .00001077 00000-0 60876-3 0 1233 2 99999 20.0603 97.4017 0010015 338.6461 208.4324 14.09199968 14

Website: http://srmsat.in

All Radio Amateurs are requested to track SRMSAT and provide us with the reception reports via AMSAT-BB mailing list or via email to KC2YQJ <at> arrl.net

73 KC2YQJ Dinesh Cyanam