Indian Institute of Technology-IIT Bombay's ground station worked for its small scale satellite Pratham, which was composed by the establishment's understudies, has gotten discontinuous signs from the satellite over the recent days, much to the delight of the colleagues behind the venture.
Edu newsThe brainchild of two IIT-B understudies, Pratham measures 10-kg and is set at an elevation of 720 km. The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) in Bengaluru had propelled the satellite two months back.
The IIT-B had marked an update of comprehension (MoU) with ISRO in September 2009, which was later reached out in 2014. The aggregate cost of the venture is about Rs 1.5 crore.
While IIT-B's three-day TechFest was progressing, the signs being gotten from Pratham came as an astound to understudies. Extend administrator Ratnesh Mishra said, "The satellite, while circling around the earth, comes above India around a few times each day. We keep a track on the signs when it circles above India. The fundamental utilization of the guide flags that were gotten is lead an electron check of the ionosphere."