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Thybolt 1 [Dhruva Space]
The Thybolt 1 and 2 satellites are 0.5U CubeSat technology demonstrators for Dhruva Space's modular Cubesat bus called P-DoT.
The 0.5U P-DoT Satellite Platform is envisioned to enable rapid development for experimentation by the amateur community. This mission provides a message store-and-forward capability to the users.
The mission shall demonstrate store-and-forward (S&F) operations and perform scheduled and unscheduled uplink of S&F data from amateur operators, store the data onboard and transmit the same data to distributed amateur radio compatible ground station/s in India and publish wherever required as per the Experiment Outline for Amateurs. Amateur operators can utilize this facility to evaluate their uplink equipment by sending S&F messages to the satellite and validate a successful downlink of sent messages from the website displaying all the S&F messages upon a ground station pass.
| Nation: | India |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Technology, communications |
| Operator: | Dhruva Space |
| Contractors: | Dhruva Space |
| Equipment: | Store-and-forward communications payload |
| Configuration: | CubeSat (0.5U) |
| Propulsion: | |
| Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
| Lifetime: | 1 year |
| Mass: | 0.5 kg |
| Orbit: |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thybolt 1 | 2022-158C | 26.11.2022 | Sr FLP | PSLV-XL | with Oceansat 3, Pixxel-TD 1, INS 2B, Astrocast 0301, ..., 0304, Thybolt 2 | |
| Thybolt 2 | 2022-158D | 26.11.2022 | Sr FLP | PSLV-XL | with Oceansat 3, Pixxel-TD 1, INS 2B, Astrocast 0301, ..., 0304, Thybolt 1 | |
| Thybolt 3 | 2026-F01 | 12.01.2026 | Sr FLP | F | PSLV-DL | with Anvesha (EOS N1), THEOS 2A, KID, AyulSAT, MOI 1, Aldebaran 1, Munal, Sanskarat, CGUSAT 1, DSUSAT 1, Lachit 1, Thybolt 3, Edusat, Galaxy Explorer, Orbital Temple, Uaisat / failed |
Launch Sites:
- Sr = Satish Dhawan Space Center (Sriharikota Space Center), Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, India
References:
- IARU: Thybolt 1 and 2
