The Satellite developed by students and teachers of Sri Sakthi Institute of Engineering and Technology was successfully launched into space through the PSLV c-51 satellite that was launched by Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). The satellite was launched on Sunday Feb.28th from Sriharikota at 10.30 am on February 28, 2021.
Uses of the Sri ShakthiSat:
“The satellite made by the college weighs only about 460 gms but has the capacity to operate like other 10 kg heavy Nano satellites. This will be a Low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite as it revolves at 500-575 km from the ground level This satellite will be useful and provide information through IOT ( Internet of things) and be the interface that happens in space”, an official press release conveyed.
This will serve to overlook many operations as much as the remote and the smartphones which are used widely today for regulating and monitoring. For example, water leaks, oil or gas leaks can be controlled and this satellite can be used to detect the opening and closing of the valves.
Similarly, forest fires and fire accidents happening in multi-storey apartments can be controlled using this satellite. It can also prevent theft and robbery that can happen in banks and residential areas.
It was designed by 12 students and teachers that include Nikhil Riyaz, Bavana Savanth, Ashwin Reddy, Tarun sai Reddy, Sainath Vamsi, Denzel Abraham George, Sanket H Hudar, Athira Ajaykumar, Viswa Gopal, Joshua Tom Jacob and Mithun Venkat. Prof. Gopalakrishnan led and coordinated the project with the students.
10 years’ dream:
S.Thangavelu, Chairman, Sri Shakthi Institutions conveyed via a press release that since 2010, the college’s students and teachers were taking efforts. “We have associated with the Space Research Centre, Serbia which provided technological assistance to set up the satellite ground station. We also become a member and worked along with SatNOGS (Satelite Networked Open Ground Station )in setting up satellite ground with an objective to provide assistance in setting up low level orbit satellites”, he said. This is a 10 years’ dream come true moment for the institute.