HAMSAT Satellite, ISRO

HAMSAT is a Micro-satellite for providing satellite based Amateur Radio services to the national as well as the international community of Amateur Radio Operators (HAM). It consists of two transponders-one indigenously developed by Indian Amateurs, with the expertise of ISRO and the experience of HAMSAT-INDIA. 

The second transponder has been developed by a Dutch Amateur Radio Operator and Graduate Engineering student at Higher Technical Institute, Venlo, The Netherlands.

Launch dateMay 5, 2005
Launch siteSHAR Centre, Sriharikota, India
Launch vehiclePSLV-C6
OrbitGeo-synchronous, 633.355 km (average)
Payloads2 Transponders

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