Image Courtesy : www.facebook.com/chandigarhuniversitygharuan

The Chandigarh University has launched CUSAT (Student Satellite Designing and Training program). It has become the first University in North India to launch an advanced training course for the students in the Aerospace Engineering stream.

The inauguration session of CUSAT was conducted virtually. This virtual event was attended by the prominent Aerospace Engineering professionals and scientists which included Scientist and Honorary Professor of ISRO Padma Shri Dr YS Rajan; Veteran Space Scientist, former Director of ISRO, and Geostationary Satellite Project Director of Apple Padmashri Prof. R.M.Vasagam; Program Director of Chandrayaan-1 and Mangalyaan, also known as 'Moon Man of India' Padma Shri Dr Mylswamy Annadurai.

While giving details about the newly launched satellite designing program for the students, Chancellor of Chandigarh University Satnam Singh Sandhu, while providing information about the new programme, said that the program would be open for the students of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Computer Science Engineering, Mechatronics, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Geo-Informatics, and Electrical Engineering. He also added that the duration of this first-of-its-kind training program would be 4-months.

The training course would include study of Satellite Designing, Testing and Simulation of Launch Process, Integration of Components, Data Collection & Analysis from the Satellite. The training of the students would be held under the guidance of former Indian and International Space Scientists including ISRO's scientists.

Chandigarh University is planning to design and launch a multipurpose Nano-satellite within the duration of 10 to 12 months. The satellite would be launched in space by ISRO.

Veteran space scientist Prof R.M.Vasagam said that the focus of the training of young students should be on informing them with the real time issues that can be resolved with the space technology.

The focus of the satellite to be designed by Chandigarh University should be on equipping and collecting data which can be utilized to tackle problems like Landslides, Floods, Underground Water Conservation, and Drought Situation.