Successful launching of ISRO satellite; but lost its contact

Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh) – Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched a ‘Small Satellite Launch Vehicle Developmental Flight -1 (SSLV- D1) from Satish Dhawan Space Centre. Along with this, ‘Pruthvi’ satellite and ‘Azadi SAT’, a satellite built by the students were also launched; but after their successful launching, it has been found difficult to have contact with them. Rs 56 crore was spent on this project.

#Isro aced a picture-perfect launch of its newly developed Small Satellite Launch Vehicle and deployed #AzadiSAT and EOS-02 in space to mark India’s 75 years of Independence.@imsktripathi https://t.co/cSXYlzHLfY

— IndiaToday (@IndiaToday) August 7, 2022

India is going to celebrate its 75^th Independence Day and to mark this special occasion, 750 girl students from 75 schools across the country built the satellite named ‘Azadi SAT’ that weighed only 8 kg. It has a solar panel and selfie camera.