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| name = Pratham <br />
| image =Pratham FM.jpg <br />
| image_caption =Pratham Final Flight Model <br />
| mission_type = Ionospheric<br/>Technology<br />
| operator = [[Indian Institute of Technology Bombay|IIT Bombay]]<br />
| website = [http://www.aero.iitb.ac.in/satlab/ Pratham, IIT Bombay Student Satellite Initiative]<br />
| COSPAR_ID =2016-059A <br />
| SATCAT = <br />
| mission_duration = 4 months<br />
| spacecraft_bus = <br />
| manufacturer =Student Satellite Lab, IIT Bombay <br />
| dry_mass = <br />
| launch_mass = {{convert|10.15|kg}}<br />
| power = <br />
| launch_date = September 26, 2016<br />
| launch_rocket = [[Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle|PSLV]] <br />
| launch_site = [[Satish Dhawan Space Centre|Satish Dhawan]], Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh<br />
| launch_contractor = [[Indian Space Research Organisation|ISRO]]<br />
| last_contact = <!-- {{end-date|[insert date here]}} --><br />
| decay_date = <br />
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| orbit_reference = [[geocentric orbit|Geocentric]]<br />
| orbit_regime = [[Low Earth orbit|Low Earth]]<br />
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| apsis = gee<br />
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'''Pratham''' is an Indian [[ionosphere|ionospheric]] research satellite which will be operated by the [[Indian Institute of Technology Bombay]] as part of the [[IIT Bombay Student Satellite Project|Student Satellite Initiative]]. Its primary mission is to count [[electron]]s in the Earth's ionosphere.<ref name="mission">{{cite web|url=http://www.aero.iitb.ac.in/pratham/mission.php|title=Mission|work=Pratham|publisher=IIT Bombay Student Satellite Initiative|access-date=28 March 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090717001248/http://www.aero.iitb.ac.in/pratham/mission.php|archive-date=17 July 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
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The Pratham spacecraft is a cube with {{convert|30|cm|adj=on}} sides and a mass of around {{convert|10.15|kg}}.<ref name="EI-200808">{{cite web|url=http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/At-IITBombay-a-satellite-built-by-students-takes-shape/351081/|title=At IIT-Bombay, a satellite built by students takes shape|last=Kartha|first=Riya|date=20 August 2008|publisher=Express India|access-date=28 March 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121004220605/http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/At-IITBombay-a-satellite-built-by-students-takes-shape/351081/|archive-date=4 October 2012}}</ref> It was conceptualized by a team of students under the supervision of Professor K. Sudhakar.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aero.iitb.ac.in/pratham/currentTeam.php|title=Team|work=Pratham|publisher=IIT Bombay Student Satellite Initiative|access-date=28 March 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161219065549/http://www.aero.iitb.ac.in/pratham/currentTeam.php|archive-date=19 December 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> Pratham was successfully launched on 26 September 2016 from [[Satish Dhawan Space Centre]], Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh along with 7 other satellites on [[PSLV-C35|PSLV C-35]].<br />
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==Mission== <br />
'Pratham' has a Four-fold Mission<ref name="mission" /> Statement:<br />
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| Enabling students and faculty to gain knowledge and experience in the field of Satellite and Space Technology.<br />
| Empowering the Satellite Team with the skills to develop the Satellite through various phases of Design, Analysis, Fabrication and Testing until the Flight Model is made.<br />
| Launching the satellite into orbit and measuring Total Electron Count of the Ionosphere.<br />
| Involving students from other universities in our Satellite mission by building ground stations in their universities.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wionews.com/india-news/green-fuel-powered-satellite-engine-made-by-indian-start-up-manastu-to-reach-orbit-by-early-2023-473025| title=Green fuel-powered satellite engine made by Indian start-up 'Manastu' to reach orbit by early 2023 | language=en |accessdate=2022-07-25}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
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* [[Jugnu (satellite)]]<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://www.aero.iitb.ac.in/satlab/ Pratham - IIT Bombay Student Satellite Initiative]<br />
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==References==<br />
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