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Power
Power management system
with sufficient protection.
Surface-mounted solar
panels.
Rechargeable batteries.
Thermal
Maintains the satellite withing
specified temperature limits.
Passive thermal control
system.
Ejection
Separates the satellite from launch
vehicle interface between launch
vehicle and Jugnu.
Structure
Houses all other subsystems.
Bears the vibration and thermal
loading skeleton structure.
GPS
Time synchronization.
Corrects orbital position for ADCS
system.
Communication & Ground
Station
Transmits beacon throughout the orbit.
Controls satellite and its payload.
Operates in full-duplex mode.
Tracks the satellite.
Payload and health-log data
acquisition.
ADCS
Controls orientation of the satellite in
space.
Maintains stability and maneuvres for
imaging.
Sun tracking for maximum power.
IMU
MEMS based accerelometer
and gyros in space.
Vibaration data logging
OBC
Data handling.
Computation for other
subsystems.
System health log.
Payload operation.
Error handling and diagnosis.
Imaging
Near-IR Imaging system.
Studies the vegetation
patterns.
Jugnu
IIT Kanpur Nanosatellite