Bhubaneswar: Odisha is poised to enter India\u2019s expanding space ecosystem with the launch of its first indigenously developed satellite, CGUSAT-1, scheduled for lift-off on January 12 aboard the PSLV-C62 rocket from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota.<\/p>\n
Built by a 31-member team comprising 11 faculty members and 20 students of C. V. Raman Global University (CVRGU), Bhubaneswar, the compact satellite represents a significant academic\u2013scientific achievement, placing Odisha on the national map of grassroots satellite innovation.<\/p>\n
Designed primarily as an emergency communication satellite, CGUSAT-1 will operate in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) and function as a reliable backup communication platform during natural disasters, cyclones and other emergencies when terrestrial networks are disrupted.<\/p>\n
Once deployed, the satellite will orbit the Earth multiple times a day, with its strongest signal footprint over Bhubaneswar. This will allow the transmission of critical data, distress messages and coordination signals to ground stations even in the event of large-scale communication failures.<\/p>\n
\u201cCGUSAT-1 is intended mainly for disaster management and relief operations. Through relay-based communication, it can link multiple ground stations, enabling coordination among government agencies across India and beyond,\u201d said Soumya Mishra, Ground Station Custodian for the mission.<\/p>\n
University teams are currently engaged in final pre-launch preparations, including satellite tracking protocols and first-contact operations once the satellite separates from the launch vehicle.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur immediate task after deployment will be to receive the first beacon signal from CGUSAT-1 and transmit the initial command response. These early operations are critical to confirming the satellite\u2019s health and functionality,\u201d said Devadatta Sahu, a communication engineering student associated with the project.<\/p>\n
The satellite\u2019s development journey began after CVRGU faculty and students gained exposure to small-satellite technologies at institutions in Israel. Following specialised training programmes in Hyderabad, the team completed the design, assembly and testing of CGUSAT-1 within a year \u2014 a notable timeline for a university-led space mission.<\/p>\n
A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed with the Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Centre (IN-SPACe), Ahmedabad, enabling the satellite\u2019s launch aboard ISRO\u2019s PSLV mission. All operations will be conducted under ISRO\u2019s regulatory framework.<\/p>\n
\u201cEvery operational step will be carried out with ISRO\u2019s approval. Even if conventional communication systems collapse during disaster response, CGUSAT-1 will continue to function. This mission is a matter of pride not only for our university but for Odisha as a whole,\u201d said CVRGU Vice-Chancellor Bansidhar Majhi.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Bhubaneswar: Odisha is poised to enter India\u2019s expanding space ecosystem with the launch of its first indigenously developed…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":403818,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[48],"tags":[117419,194748,79,193],"class_list":["post-403817","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-space","tag-odisha-news","tag-satellite-cgusat-1","tag-science","tag-space"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/403817","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=403817"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/403817\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/403818"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=403817"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=403817"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=403817"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}