Satellite made by 750 government school children to be launched by ISRO

Satellite made by 750 government school children to be launched by ISRO

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Category : Science and Tech Published on: January 07 2023

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  • Space Kidz India, a Chennai-based space tech startup is slated to launch their satellite made by 750 girls studying in government schools across the country aboard an Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launch vehicle later this month.
  • A targeted launch date of January 16 has been set for the satellite named AzaadiSAT, but it is subject to change due to various factors.
  • Last year, Space Kidz's payloads were onboard Skyroot Aerospace's Vikram-S launch vehicle, the first Indian private rocket to launch into space.
  • Space Kidz's payloads on Vikram S too were made by students. The payload, FunSAT, consisted of 80 experiments conducted by 160 students from India, the United States, Indonesia and other countries.
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