COEP students rejoice after their dream project "Swayam" successfully placed in orbit

Students said after completing their classes they used to donate their movie and entertainment time to the building of Swayam satellite.

Amongst the 20 satellites launched by ISRO is Swayam, which was fully conceptualised, designed and brought to reality by the students of the College of Engineering Pune (COEP).

DREAM ACCOMPLISHED

The engineering students at COEP Pune are rejoicing as their dream of eight years was finally fulfilled. "This mission... started with a concept from a civil engineering student who wrote the seed of sending a satellite in space 8 years ago, he worked hard with a team of students and convinced the COEP faculty." said Sandeep Meshram, Associate Professor, COEP.

Students said after completing their classes they used to donate their movie and entertainment time to the building of Swayam satellite.

THE MISSION

 

1. Creating a record, India successfully launches 20 satellites, including 17 foreign, and its earth observation satellite.
2. It occurred in a single mission, in 26 minutes, at 9:26am from the second launch pad of Satish Dhawan Space Centre, 110kms from Chennai.
3. It placed the new generation earth observation satellite( Cartosat-2 Series) and 19 others in the designated polar Sun Synchronous Orbit (SSO).
4. It's a crucial step to become a key player in the multi-billion dollar space launch market.
5. Thirteen of the satellites are from the US including the 12 earth imaging Dove satellites.
6. There are two Canadian satellites and one each from Germany and Indonesia.
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