Concept feasibility proved to IITB
Conceptual design phase finished
Signed MOU with ISRO
Preliminary design phase finished
Detailed Design Phase.
Performance Verification Review
MOU extension
Status Update meeting at ISRO.
Themal Stimulations
SNAP
Autonomous Ground-Station
Integration Sequence and testing
QM testing at ISRO
Critical design review at ISRO
FM integration at ISRO
FM testing at ISRO
Pre-shipment review
Activities at SHAR
Launch from SHAR
Beacon signal stopped
Post launch review
Beacon signal received again
Beacon signal stopped
Four months completion
Ham Radio Club of IIT Bombay integrated with IITBSSP
The study for new missions began
Decided to participate in GLEE and started its payload study
Two new systems, namely, Sanket and STADS were reviewed and approved by Faculty Advisors
System analysis and requirements documentation for STADS
Algorithm design for STADS began
Official logo of Sanket designed
First prototype of Sanket developed
Proposal of Sanket sent to ISRO regarding PSLV stage 4 technology demonstration experiments
Study began on electronics and communication aspects of GLEE
STADS began implementing & testing algorithms and the development of structures
HRC started the weekly blog series ‘Transmission Tales’ on WordPress
HRC started its Instagram account (2nd May)
Algorithm design for STADS finalised
Worked on CDR (conceptual design review) for STADS
Online satellite tracking session conducted by HRC (29th August)
Started working on interfacing of components for the two major payloads (seismology and radio astronomy) for GLEE
Sanket’s first Preliminary Design Review (PDR) formulated
HRC started exploring amateur radio astronomy
GLEE published a paper: “Lunar Exploration through ChipSat” in the 71st International Astronautical Congress
HRC published an article in Citizens Matter (online magazine)
Amateur radio astronomy talk (speaker Prof. H R Soni) conducted by HRC (1st November)
Sanket published a paper “Sanket: Technology Demonstration of Antenna Deployment System on PSLV Stage-4” at National Conference on Small Satellite Technology and Applications
STADS published “An Approach to Star Tracker Design for Nano-Satellite Applications” at NCSSTA 2020 (National Conference on Small Satellite Technology and Applications)
‘Track the ISS from home’ event organized by HRC
HRC detected the occurrence of Geminids meteor shower
Basic PCB design done, backpropagation techniques for seismology payload studied for GLEE
‘How things work SSTV’ event conducted by HRC
Ground Station Workshop conducted by HRC
First prototype of STADS developed
Radiation detection payload study began by GLEE
Online satellite tracking session conducted by HRC
Started testing of Sanket (drafting the test plan, collecting equipment required)
Review meet with faculty advisors for STADS
Physical testing of component interfacing began for GLEE
Second update of CDR (Conceptual Design Review) for STADS