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YOUTHSAT
Indian-Russian Student Science Satellite · ISRO / Russian Academy of Sciences
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YouthSat, a joint Indian-Russian student science satellite launched in 2011, carrying instruments to study the ionosphere and the effects of space radiation on young biological samples — a mission explicitly designed to train the next generation of Indian and Russian space scientists.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 497–511 mi (799–822 km)
- Inclination
- 98.4°
- One orbit
- 100.9 minutes14.3 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 37388
- Int’l designator
- 2011-015B
- Launched
- 2011
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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