ARLA/CLUSTER: Índia está a desenvolver HAMSAT II em substituição do HAMSAT VO-52

[João Costa > CT1FBF]

Dhruva Space signs deal with AMSAT India to develop HAMSAT II

Dhruva Space, a two-year-old startup co-founded by space technologist
and ham radio operator Sanjay Nekkanti VU3ISS/AB3OE, sealed a deal
with AMSAT India on November 30, 2014 to develop HAMSAT II, the
successor to HAMSAT VO-52 which went silent on July 11, 2014 due to
the failure of it's on-board lithium ion batteries.

Dhruva's satellites are expected to be launched on ISRO's workhorse
Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV). Nekkanti said his team is
working closely with the space organization for design approvals and
testing of the satellite.

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