Jugnu - The Nano Satellite By IIT Kanpur Soon To Be Launched

Satellites have been Man’s driving mechanism since their invention. Satellites have taken us far ahead from where we would have been. Most of the contribution of our technological progress goes to satellites. Right from the GPS, they are also developed for educational, agricultural purposes. They are sometimes built spy satellites, as entertainment satellites. You just name it and you will find a use for satellites!

So how can Indian space research organization (ISRO) remain behind?  ISRO has always been on the forefront of such technological advancements. Last year it felt that we should also have a satellite of our own indigenous micro-satellite which will give prior information about natural calamities like floods and also about agriculture. If only we have a satellite for agriculture then we can easily take an agricultural survey and benefit this agrarian economy.

It was thus in August 2010 when ISRO signed a MoU with premier technical institution of country, IIT Kanpur. This satellite will be wholly dedicated for agricultural purposes. It will also be easier to locate waste land and convert it to agricultural purposes.

#-Link-Snipped-#It was handed to ISRO by IIT Kanpur officials by the hands of Hon’ble President Shrimati Pratibha Tai Patil. This satellite will then be tested by ISRO and will be launched from Sriharikota. It will be launched in an orbit of 700 to 800 Km by a polar satellite launch vehicle and will be equipped with high resolution cameras.

These ultra high speed cameras will not only be high resolution but also be able to capture 20 crore images per second. Moreover, the same satellite can be used for drought monitoring, urban planning and flood-risk management. This indigenous satellite ‘Jugnu’ hardly weighs 3-3.5 Kg while the conventional satellites weigh about 100 Kg. Jugnu is our first nano satellite and is about 34 cm and width is 10 cm. This is also it added advantage.

The project consisted of 62 people including 12 professors and 40 students. They started working on it last December. The team was headed by Head of mechanical engineering department Prof. Nalinaksh S Vyas. Professor Nalinaksh S Vyas said that the entire project is expected to be completed within a budget of Rs 2-3 crore, but a similar project in any European country would have cost over Rs 10 crore. So it is cheaper by four times.

Also to mark the 50 successful years of establishment of IIT Kanpur they had built a time capsule which was also inaugurated by the hands of president Pratibha Tai Patil. This ‘Time Capsule’ will contain all the achievements and contribution of professors, tie-ups and all the information of IIT-K alumni.

Whatever we say, Jugnu is all set to work in the space and it will be highly successful also. Just imagine how much untapped agricultural potential can be used and how many people will be helped! Bharat is an agrarian economy with most of its population depending on agriculture. It will be a futuristic step to aid agriculture with technology.

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