{"id":302151,"date":"2024-06-26T17:34:48","date_gmt":"2024-06-26T12:04:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=302151"},"modified":"2024-06-26T17:34:48","modified_gmt":"2024-06-26T12:04:48","slug":"contract-for-miniaturised-satellite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/contract-for-miniaturised-satellite\/","title":{"rendered":"Contract for Miniaturised Satellite"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Source<\/strong>\u2013 This post on<strong> Contract for Miniaturised Satellite<\/strong>\u00a0has been created based on the article<a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/ccidist-ws\/th\/th_delhi\/issues\/88320\/OPS\/G59CVNDME.1+GMACVPMCL.1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0<b>\u201cDefence Ministry signs 350th contract under iDEX for \u2018miniaturised satellite\u2019\u201d <\/b><\/a>published in \u201cThe Hindu\u201d on 26 June 2024.<\/p>\n<h2>Why in the news?<\/h2>\n<p>The <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Defence Ministry signed its 350th iDEX contract with SpacePixxel Technologies<\/span>. The contract is for designing and developing a miniaturised satellite. This initiative is led by the Indian Air Force.<\/p>\n<h2>About Miniaturised Satellite<\/h2>\n<p>1. A miniaturized satellite, also known as a microsatellite, is a <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">satellite that is smaller and lighter in weight than a traditional satellite<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>2. These types of satellites are typically used for research or commercial purposes and are often launched into orbit as part of a larger mission.<\/p>\n<p>3. Capabilities: The satellite will be capable of carrying <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">electro-optical, infrared, synthetic aperture radar, and hyperspectral payloads<\/span>. It can carry payloads weighing up to 150 kg.<\/p>\n<p>4. The miniaturised satellite represents innovation in space electronics. It allows for the miniaturisation of payloads that were previously deployed on larger satellites.<\/p>\n<p>5. The small satellite has a modular design to integrate multiple miniaturised payloads based on requirements.<\/p>\n<p>6.\u00a0 Benefits include faster and economical deployment, ease of manufacturing, scalability, adaptability, and reduced environmental impact.<\/p>\n<h2>About iDEX Initiative<\/h2>\n<h2>About Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX) initiative<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Launched by<\/strong>\u2013 <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Government of India in 2018<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Funding<\/strong>\u2013 It is funded and managed by the Defence Innovation Organization(DIO) under the Department of Defence Production.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Aim-<\/strong>\u00a0It primarily aims at\u00a0creation of an ecosystem to foster innovation\u00a0and\u00a0technology development in Defence and Aerospace\u00a0by engaging Industries including MSMEs, start-ups among others.<\/p>\n<p>Read more:<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/idex-initiative-contract-signed-for-anti-drone-systems\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> iDEX initiative: Contract signed for anti-drone systems<\/a><\/p>\n<p>UPSC Syllabus: Defence<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source\u2013 This post on Contract for Miniaturised Satellite\u00a0has been created based on the article\u00a0\u201cDefence Ministry signs 350th contract under iDEX for \u2018miniaturised satellite\u2019\u201d published in \u201cThe Hindu\u201d on 26 June 2024. Why in the news? The Defence Ministry signed its 350th iDEX contract with SpacePixxel Technologies. The contract is for designing and developing a miniaturised&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/contract-for-miniaturised-satellite\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Contract for Miniaturised Satellite<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10366,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,11959],"tags":[11872,10498],"class_list":["post-302151","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-defence","tag-9pm-daily-factly","tag-the-hindu","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/302151","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10366"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=302151"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/302151\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=302151"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=302151"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=302151"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}