AzaadiSAT
| Mission type | Earth observation |
|---|---|
| Operator | ISRO |
| Website | https://www.isro.gov.in/ |
| Mission duration | 55 minutes |
| Orbits completed | <1 |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | CubeSat |
| Manufacturer | Space Kidz India |
| Launch mass | 8 kg |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 03:48 UTC, 7 August 2022 |
| Rocket | Small Satellite Launch Vehicle |
| Launch site | Satish Dhawan Space Centre, First launch Pad (FLP) |
| Contractor | ISRO |
| End of mission | |
| Decay date | 7 August 2022 04:43 UTC |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Regime | Low Earth (intended) Transatmospheric (achieved) |
| Periapsis altitude | 76 km (47 mi) |
| Apoapsis altitude | 356 (221 mi) |
| Inclination | 37.2 |
AzaadiSAT was an Indian Earth observation 8U Cubesat weighing around 8 kg developed by the Space Kidz India as a test payload on the maiden launch of the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV). It was hitching a ride with EOS-02, the primary satellite of the mission. The launch on 7 August 2022 was a failure in the rocket leading to imminent return to atmosphere for the rocket and the satellites (AzaadiSAT and EOS-02) it carried, destroying them all.
Its successor AzaadiSAT-2 was launched onboard SSLV-D2.