Advanced Avionics Module

The Advanced Avionics Module or AAM was a module launched on board PSLV-C8 along with the Italian satellite AGILE on 23 April 2007. It was designed by ISRO to test advanced launch vehicle avionics systems like mission computers, navigation and telemetry systems. At lift-off, it weighed 185 kg.^[1]

It was mounted inside the Dual Launch Adapter, on top of which the AGILE was mounted.^[2]

The AAM reentered the Earth's atmosphere on 19 July 2022.^[3]

References

1. "PSLV-C8". ISRO. 23 April 2007. Archived from the original on 30 June 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
2. GN, Prashanth (22 April 2007). "PSLV-C8 blast-off today". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
3. "AAM/PSLV". N2YO.com. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.