STUDSAT stands as an acronym for Student Satellite.
It is the first pico-satellite developed in the country by a consortium of seven engineering colleges from Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.
The mission is an experimental one and was launched on 12th July 2010.
The satellite, since it was a pico satellite, weighs less than 1 kg.
The satellite was placed in the polar sun synchronous orbit.
The satellite had the primary objective of promoting space technology in educational institutions and encouraging research and development in miniaturized satellites.
The satellite and the project also aimed to establish a communication link between the satellite and ground station.
The satellite also captured the image of earth with a resolution of 90 meters and transmitted the payload and telemetry data to the earth statio