Sathyabamasat Students Meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Team of students involved in building satellite “Sathyabama-sat” calls on the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, in New Delhi on July 19, 2016

A team of students involved in building satellite “Sathyabamasat” called on Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, in New Delhi, today.

They were accompanied by Vice-Chancellor of Sathyabama University, Dr. B. Sheela Rani.

According to a government statement, the Prime Minister appreciated the efforts of the team in building a satellite to collect data on greenhouse gases (Water vapor, Carbon monoxide, Carbon dioxide, Methane, and Hydrogen fluoride).

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“Sathyabamasat” was developed by Sathyabama University, Chennai, under the technical guidance and support from ISRO.

It was one of the 20 satellites launched by ISRO using launch vehicle PSLV-C34 on June 22, 2016.

Photo courtesy: Press Information Bureau