India to Build 'Edusat' Satellite

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India to Build 'Edusat' Satellite

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The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) plans to build a satellite by the name of "Edusat," which would be dedicated totally to meet the needs of the education sector in the country, ISRO Chairman K. Kasturirangan said Tuesday.

"The satellite is being planned in view of the challenges facedby the nation in the field of education and the potential of usingsatellite communication to support education," Kasturirangan said while delivering the 7th Annual Prof G Ram Reddy Memorial lecture,which was organized by the Indira Gandhi National Open University.

The satellite would be ready 30 months after the day of approval from the government, Kasturirangan said, adding Edusat had been specially configured to meet the requirements of education in the country at all levels.

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