22 September,2016 12:34 PM IST | | mid-day online correspondent
The nine-year-wait for the launch of 'Pratham' satellite programme, the brainchild of IIT-Bombay students will finally see the end on September 26
The nine-year-wait for the launch of 'Pratham' satellite programme, the brainchild of IIT-Bombay students will finally see the end on September 26.
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has termed as a historic day for the Indian space mission.
The satellite will be launched by the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C35), on its 37th flight, at 9:12 a.m on September 26, 2016, from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, ISRO said.
Pratham is the first satellite programme started by students in the country. The satellite had missed its launch in 2012 due to reasons like lack of manpower, administrative delay and technical faults.
The satellite will be placed at an altitude of 720km and its main will be the measurement of 'electron count'.
This will benefit scientific studies correcting errors in communication like the GPS and will also help in tsunami warnings.
The total cost of the project is about estimated at around Rs 1.5 crore.
