South Point High School to Launch its Own Nano-Satellite & Build a Space Lab at the School

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South Point High School to Launch its Own Nano-Satellite & Build a Space Lab at the School
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South Point High School to Launch its Own Nano-Satellite & Build a Space Lab at the School

2nd August 2022: South Point High School, Kolkata on the eve of the 70th year of its foundation, and most importantly in the 75th year of India’s Independence, is all set to step into SPACE, having decided to launch its own nano-Satellite, named PriyamvadaSat. On Tuesday, August 2, 2022, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed at the school premises between the Indian Technology Congress Association (ITCA) represented by its President Dr. L.V. Muralikrishna Reddy, and South Point High School represented by the Vice-Chairman of its Managing Committee, Mr. Krishna Damani. ITCA has been entrusted with the responsibility of executing the launch of 75 student satellites into low Earth orbits. The project is a part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav of the Government of India to commemorate the 75 years of India’s freedom. The monitoring of the entire project is under ISRO. The proposed satellite has been named in the memory of the late Smt Priyamvada Birla, former President of South Point Education Society and Chairman and Promoter of the M P Birla group.

South Point High School is excited to be able to bring the future a little closer to its students. A Ground Station cum Space Lab will be established on the premises of the School for students to monitor PriyamvadaSat as well as to harvest the data sent from it. A classroom model of the satellite will also be available at the Space Lab for the faculty and students to assemble/reassemble, as part of the standard lab practices.  Students of the School of Classes XI and XII will also be involved during the design and fabrication stage. A group of students and chosen members of the faculty will receive intense training from ITCA, such that they can be involved firsthand when the satellite is in the process of being conceptualized and designed. This has great relevance as students will have first-hand exposure to space science as well as coding. Students successful in the various training/courses structured as part of the PriyamvadaSat Mission will receive a joint course certification from ITCA, SPHS, and the Technology Partner(s) delivering the courses. The Space Lab at the School will play the unique role of giving future generations of students a first-hand experience into space sciences as well as sensitize them to the immense possibilities that Space holds for mankind’s future. The launch of the satellite is expected to take place after about 9 months, from Sriharikota.

Addressing the Media Mr. Krishna Damani, Trustee, South Point High School said, “This effort will remain a milestone in the history of South Point High School. It will ensure a greater emphasis at the School on science-based education and experience- based learning, to foster an innovation culture and give exposure to the future generation of students in the ever-expanding space arena and allied sectors. The School has presently undertaken a relocation project and it is expected that by 2024, the ultra-modern Priyamvada Birla Campus of South Point spread over 6.65 acres of land at Mukundapur will be ready to welcome the students from the present campuses.”

The scope of the MoU signed between SPHS and ITCA includes the Design, Development, Integration, Qualification, Testing, and Launching of PriyamvadaSat to Low Earth Orbit (LEO). The functional satellite will be sent to LEO as a part of the mission and a classroom model similar to the functional satellite will be with SPHS. The 75 Students’ Satellites Mission, a unique initiative for experiential and hands-on learning, is harmonized with the Government of India’s New Education Policy. This mission was referenced by the Honourable Prime Minister during his address to global leaders at the 76th United Nations General Assembly in September 2021. ITCA has built an ecosystem for the development and deployment of nano-satellites via engagement with space specialists from across the globe. The Department of Space, GOI, has provided significant cooperation via its agencies ISRO, IN-SPACe, and NSIL to ensure the mission’s fulfillment. ISRO has formed a Project Monitoring Committee (PMC) to guide and oversee this one-of-a-kind mission.

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