SindhuNetra was a technology demonstration satellite built by PES University with funding from DRDO's Research Centre Imarat. It was launched on PSLV-C51 in February 2021 to help identify ships at sea.
Re-entered Earth's atmosphere on 13 December 2023, according to the public satellite catalogue.
PES University says the satellite was built to help identify suspicious ships at sea. Gunter's Space Page lists its payload as an Automatic Identification System (AIS) receiver, and describes its aim as tracking military and merchant ships in the Indian Ocean Region.
A team of PES University students and faculty designed the satellite, which was also called RSAT. The project was funded by the Research Centre Imarat in Hyderabad, part of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
It was launched on PSLV-C51 from the first launch pad at Sriharikota on 28 February 2021, one of 18 co-passengers. After launch the university team received its signals, reported it in good health, and was monitoring and controlling it.
SindhuNetra re-entered Earth's atmosphere on 13 December 2023, according to the public satellite catalogue.