Indian students design satelite set for launch

It will orbit the earth at an altitude of 700 kilometers and will send 30 minutes of data everyday.

A team of engineering students from southern India is designing a small light -weight satellite that is set to be sent into space soon.

The students have already built a master-control ground station to track the location of the satellite in space.

The satellite is expected to be launched before the end of the year through the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle.

Once the satellite is launched and placed in its final orbit, all its systems will be monitored by the students themselves.