Thybolt Mission
On 26 November 2022, at 11:56 am, Dhruva Space launched and successfully deployed the Thybolt Mission to validate its Polaris Demonstrator of Technologies (P-DoT) Satellite Platform, aboard ISRO PSLV-C54.
The mission’s goal was to enable amateur radio enthusiasts to operate, test, and learn during the company’s first satellite mission. Dhruva Space anticipates this will encourage individuals, institutions and corporations to embrace the knowledge that amateur radio can contribute to overall Space and scientific development.
The Thybolt Mission used Dhruva Space's P-DoT platform for conducting a sequence of technology demonstrations, which will enable advancements in research, constellation development and application agnostics.
To drive the success of this mission, Dhruva Space leveraged technologies developed indigenously by the company across its Space, Launch and Ground Segments.
The Thybolt Mission has been declared successful. As of June 2024, both Thybolt-1 and Thybolt-2 have concluded their endeavours after a combined 15,000 orbits and have deorbited successfully and securely.
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Dhruva Space's team members reflect on the journey that made the Thybolt Mission possible. After successfully completing more than 15,000 combined orbits, the satellites have been deorbited securely. Hear from our team members across various departments as they share what it took to realise Thybolt-1 and Thybolt-2 – from design, engineering, assembly, testing, and integration (AIT), to launch and mission operations.
About Thybolt-1 & Thybolt-2
The Thybolt-1 and Thybolt-2 CubeSats are built on the P-DoT system, which was indigenously designed and developed by Dhruva Space. This is a 0.5U Spacecraft bus that includes a communication payload to enable rapid technology demonstration and constellation development for multiple users. It also demonstrates Store-and-Forward functionality for authorised users in the amateur frequency band.
The compact and scalable P-DoT platform leverages a powerful processor and Space-grade components that provides high agility as well as reliable and robust operations.
Thybolt satellites used a novel Store-and-Forward payload receiving messages from sensor nodes or remote Ground Stations. It stores received messages on-board a flash memory for downlinking at a network connected ground station.
What is amateur radio?
Amateur radio is a popular technical hobby and volunteer public service that uses designated radio frequencies for non-commercial exchange of messages, wireless experimentation, self-training, and emergency communications.
Amateur Radio – also known as HAM (the combined initials of scientists Hertz, Armstrong, and Marconi) Radio – is the only hobby governed by an international treaty.
As a radio amateur, one is able to transmit radio signals on a number of frequency bands allocated specifically to the radio amateurs. One such use-case is communication through amateur space satellites or with the International Space Station, which carries an amateur radio station.
Visit our Thybolt For Hams page for more information.
Salient features
TTC System
Chief Patrons
Star Fleet Amateur Radio Club (VU2ISL)
Sanjay Nekkanti (VU3ISS)
Krishna Teja Penamakuru (VU3ECT)
Abhay Egoor (VU3ECX)
Jyothir Adithya Rao (VU3ECS)
Deepak Kishanrao Inde (VU2EKV)
National Institute of Amateur Radio (VU2NRO)
Ram Mohan Suri (VU2MYH)
SSM College of Engineering (VU2SYE)
J. Jaganpradeep
Indian Academy of Communication and Disaster Management (VU2MQT)
Rinku Nag Biswas (VU2JFB)
West Bengal Radio Club (VU2WB)
Ambarish Nag Biswas (VU2JFA)
Aniruddha's Academy of Disaster Management
Mahesh R. Atale (VU2XFE)
Indian Institute of Hams (VU2FI)
Dr. S. Satyapal (VU2FI)
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