Dr K Sivan, Chairman, Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) and Secretary - Department of Space, Government of India, in his presidential address in a virtual inaugural function of the Ground Stations on Thursday said that space research and building a satellite is still a dream for majority of the space industrialists in our country. “However you have succeeded in adopting and creating as well as sustaining in building the satellite,” he stated while appreciating the innovative mechanism made by the GHRCE students and faculty team. They build SlimSatellite “GHRCEsat” (UNITYsat) and Ground Station for tracking the launching and performance of their satellite. The launch is scheduled on February 28 by PSLV- C51, ISRO and IN-SPACe.

 

“Innovations and opportunity goes hand in hand,” said GHRCE Director, Dr Sachin Untawale in his speech at the inaugural event.

 

G H Raisoni College of Engineering, Nagpur’s GHRCE Satellite Ground Station was inaugurated at the hands of Dr K Sivan during this event. The Ground Stations established for UNITYsat, the combination of ‘3 Satellites’ designed and built as a joint development by G H Raisoni College of Engineering, Nagpur (GHRCEsat), Jeppiaar Institute of Technology, Sriperumpudur (JITsat) and Sri Shakthi Institute of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore (SriShakthi Sat). The ground stations located at Chennai, Nagpur and Coimbatore will be a network for monitoring the UNITYsat in orbit which will be launched by PSLV- C51. Dr Umamaheswaran, Distinguished Scientist & Scientific Secretary, ISRO (HQ) and Interim Chairman, Indian National Space Promotion & Authorization Centre (In-SPACe) was the guest of honor. Chairman RGI Group Sunilji Raisoni, Executive Director Shreyas Raisoni and Director of GHRCE Dr Sachin Untawale were

also present.