This Indian communication satellite will carry your name to space at no cost
Satish Dhawan Satellite is a 30x10x10cm cuboid, which is being launched into orbit to study space radiation, the magnetosphere. Twitter Photo (@isro)
Updated: Dec 21, 2020, 10:51 PM IST
It has somewhat become a ritual for Foreign space agencies to carry the names of common people on-board satellites that are undertaking ambitious missions. Now, this trend is being kickstarted in India, by Chennai-based SpaceKidz, which will be launching their SD Sat (an experimental communication satellite) on-board ISRO’s PSLV-C51 rocket in early 2021.
Satish Dhawan Satellite (SD Sat) is a 30x10x10cm cuboid, which is being launched into orbit to study space radiation, the magnetosphere and most importantly to demonstrate the indigenously designed and developed nanosatellite components, in line with AatmaNirbhar Bharat(Self-reliant India).