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Indo-Bangladesh Student Satellite

  • 29 Jan 2021

  • To celebrate 50 years of Indo-Bangladesh friendship, and the birth centenary of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, both countries have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to design, make, and launch a satellite administered by students from both the countries.
  • Bangladesh side was represented by a global youth organization Global Law Thinkers Society, while the Indian side was represented by the Chennai-based Space Kidz India (SKI).
  • The 1U cube satellite is expected to carry temperature sensors and radiation counters, besides a camera that the team is planning to install. (The CubeSat is one of many types of satellites now found in space. It is one of the smallest; one "unit" is a compact 10 by 10 by 10cm cube and is commonly referred to as 1U).
  • The Indo-Bangladesh student satellite will be launched by Isro's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV).