Thybolt Mission Conclusion: Reflecting on Dhruva Space's First Satellites

Some of Dhruva Space's team members reflect on the journey of Thybolt Mission, as the satellites have successfully and securely deorbited after more than 15,000 combined orbits. Hear from a myriad of expertises on what it took to realise Thybolt-1 and Thybolt-2 – from design, engineering, assembly, testing, and integration, to launch and operations.

About Thybolt Mission
The Thybolt Mission leveraged Dhruva Space's P-DoT Satellite Platform for conducting a sequence of technology demonstrations, as well as to enable advancements in research, constellation development and application agnostics use by customers.
The mission launched on 26 November, 2022, at 11:56 am, onboard ISRO PSLV-C54, from the First Launchpad at Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota (SHAR), India.

About Thybolt-1 and Thybolt-2
The Thybolt-1 and Thybolt-2 cubesats are made on the Dhruva Space-developed P-DoT system. 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.

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