Yes ! A Satellite made totally by students , and ISRO will launch it in space to appreciate their efforts !
A pico-satellite designed and built by students of College of Engineering in Pune will be launched by ISRO . ' Swayam' , the satellite is a bi-directional communication platform, which will orbit the Earth at a height of 500-800 km and it is manufactured and designed by students only !
The Swayam project was initiated by a group of students in late 2008, approved by the institute in 2009. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between College of Engineering and ISRO on May 23, 2013, for the development and launch of Swayam. The flight model along with all environmental tests for the satellite was completed in February 2015.
The satellite weighs 1 kg and has dimensions of 10 cm X 10 cm X 11.35 cm with a payload capable of half duplex communication, which will enable the satellite to host point to point messaging services so it can receive, store and transmit messages from one corner of the globe to the other.
Reference - www.coep.org.in/
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