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The nano-satellite UiTMSAT-1 was sent to the ISS from Cape Canaveral Air Force Base in Florida yesterday.
Vice Chancellor UiTM, Hassan Said (right), observes the launch of UiTMSAT-1. (Photo by Bernama)
SHAH ALAM: The Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) made history as the first public university to build and launch a nano-satellite in space yesterday.
UiTMSAT-1 was sent to the International Space Station (ISS) via the Space X Falcon 9 cargo rocket that was launched from the Cape Canaveral air station in Florida at 17:47 local time [19659004The10cmcube-shapednano-satellitewasbuiltbySyazanaBasyirahMohamadZakiMuhammadHasifAzamiwhoiscurrentlystudyinginJapanItfollowsacollaborativeeffortwiththeKyushuInstituteofTechnologyaspartofthemultinationalmultinationalprogram
The launch of UiTMSAT-1, broadcast via an RSS feed of the ISS, was seen by UiTM Deputy Chancellor Hassan Said, Mohamad Huzaimy Jusoh, Director of the University Satellite Communications Center, as well as lecturers and students.
Hassan said that the nanosatellite would be temporarily held at the ISS and that it would be released into orbit 400,000 km from the Earth. The satellite had six missions, including capturing images, testing the satellite location correlation and global positioning system chip, and measuring the magnetic field in space to obtain data on geomagnetic mapping in Asia. Southeast. . It will also be used for radio communication
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