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Nano satellite "Jugnu" handed over to ISRO


An artist's rendition of the Jugnu satellite. IIT Kanpur Photo.

KANPUR (PTI): A nano satellite "Jugnu" built by students and faculty of IIT Kanpur, has been handed over to the Indian Space Research Organisation.

The three kg satellite is one-foot long and 10 centimetre wide and will be launched by a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle from Sriharikota and take high resolution images.

IIT scientists said the satellite, which was handed over to the space agency at a function on Saturday in the presence of President Pratibha Patil to celebrate its golden jubilee, is expected to last for about a year and will help combat drought.

As it was handed over, the President congratulated the students and the faculty for the accomplishment.

In 2008, IIT Kanpur and ISRO had signed a MoU under which the engineering institution was to build a nano satellite.

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