Experimental payloads developed by Karnataka-based academia and start-ups to be launched in ISRO upcoming mission
The HinduOf the total 24 PS4-Orbital Experiment Module payloads which will be flown onboard the PSLV-C60 SpaDeX mission, four have been developed by Karnataka-based academia and start-ups. The GLX-SQ payload developed by GalaxEye Space Solutions Private Limited demonstrates the generation, capture, and processing of Synthetic Aperture Radar images in a space environment. Walking robotic arm In addition the mission will “Designed as a fully automated system, a 5 to 7-day experiment is planned to demonstrate seed germination and plant sustenance until the two-leaf stage in a microgravity environment,” ISRO said. Also onboard is the Amity Plant Experimental Module in Space payload is developed by Amity University, Mumbai, which is designed to study growth-related changes in plant callus using the ‘Spinacia oleracea’ model under microgravity and Earth gravity Of the 24 payloads flown in this POEM-4 mission, 14 payloads are from ISRO centres and 10 payloads are from various academia and start-ups.
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