Jugnu's successful launch triggers celebrations

KANPUR: It was a historic moment for the students and teachers at IIT-Kanpur when Jugnu, a nano-satellite, was successfully launched into space from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota on Wednesday. The satellite has been developed by IIT-Kanpur students under the guidance of professor N S Vyas of mechanical engineering department.

At 11 am, ISRO scientists and the team which prepared Jugnu erupted in joy as the satellite was launched.

They started congratulating each other the moment Jugnu got separated from PSLV C-18 launch vehicle at 11.26 am and entered the space.

ISRO may hand over Jugnu control to IITians soon

KANPUR: The communication room of the ground station at IIT-Kanpur which is meant for monitoring and controlling the nano-satellite, Jugnu, is functional but the satellite is being controlled by Indian Space Research Organisation's Bangalore centre at present.

Students associated with Jugnu are busy in tracking the satellite from communication room. They are sacrificing their sleep as Jugnu is visible over Kanpur between 12 midnight and 7 am. It is expected that in the next three days, the students would receive the control from ISRO and then it would be monitored from ground station itself.