TNPSC Thervupettagam

Nano Satellite by Tamil Nadu Students

October 19 , 2020 1374 days 914 0
  • An experimental satellite, India Sat by three students from Tamil Nadu's Karur district, will be launched by the NASA.
  • This will be launched into the sub orbit in June by its sounding rocket 7.
  • The three students are M. Adnaan of Thanthonrimalai, M. Kesavan of Nagampalli and V. Arun of Thennilai.
  • The satellite model has outnumbered many other satellites designed as part of the global competition conducted by the Cubes in Space programme.
  • It has been deemed the world's smallest and lightest satellite, made with reinforced graphene polymer is 3 cm in size and weighs 64 gm.
  • It is solar powered and fitted with 13 sensors that can be used to calculate over 20 parameters.
  • Using this - Gravitational force, magnetic force, cosmic radiations are among the scientific parameters that are to be measured.
  • It is said that the satellite also has its own radio frequency communication to transmit and receive signals from earth to outer space.

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