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Nano satellite Jugnu ready to be handed over to ISRO

Mar 2010 | No Comment

At IIT-Kanpur a team of students, working under Dr NS Vyas and other faculty members of the institute, have successfully made the India’s first nano-satellite to be developed by any educational institute. Weighing less than three kg and with most functionalities of a normal satellite on a small platform, the payload of the satellite will include an indigenously designed camera for near remote sensing and a GPS receiver. ‘Jugnu’ will transmit blinking signal at all times, all over the Earth. It will revolve around the Earth 15 times a day in polar orbit and will be visible over Kanpur for three to four times for a total of 20 minutes.

The satellite had been made by the 50 students who worked as a team. Student’s team leader, Shantanu Agarwal informed that ‘Jugnu’ would be launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre located in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, by ISRO`s PSLV later in the year after trials. Informing about the ground station made for controlling Jugnu, Shantanu said: “After its launch, Jugnu will be continuously monitored and controlled by Ground Station located on the campus.”

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com

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