The IIST ground station can operate in the UHF for telecommand and telemetry of the INSPIRESat-1 at 9.6kbps. The S-band is exclusively used for receiving the data from the payload at 2Mbps. IIST built a ground station in the UHF and S-band for telemetry, telecommand and data reception from the spacecraft. IIST took the responsibility of owning the spacecraft. In addition, IIST with active support from VSSC developed the advanced separation system and sought mission opportunities as a co-passenger through ISRO’s workhorse PSLV mission. IIST students participated in the documentation of operational activities for pre-launch operations at the launch site in a cleanroom environment and subsequently participated in the mechanical integration of the spacecraft to the vehicle. The end-to-end activities from conceptualisation to realisation to operationalisation created industry-ready students.

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