The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched a satellite called “INSPIRESat-1”.
Highlights
INSPIRESat-1 has been developed by a team of international researchers from India, the U.S., Taiwan, and Singapore.
INSPIRESat-1 means International Research & TEACHING Satellite Project satellite one.
It has been developed by the Indian Institute of Space Science & Technology (IIST) in association with the Laboratory of Atmospheric & Space Physics at the University of Colorado, Boulder.
It was launched onboard Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle PSLV-C52
It’s a student satellite with One Year Mission life that will study the orbital heating of the Sun and about dynamics of the ionosphere. The weight of INSPIRE-1 is 8.1 kg.