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[{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1573815444446","data":"That students are among the biggest change-makers of the world has been demonstrated world over again and again and now, students from Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology (VSSUT), Odisha, are testimony to that again. As Yashraj Panda, a third-year Production Engineering student from VSSUT says, \"We are building a rocket to launch a satellite into space and the satellite will help identifying any cracks in the 66-year-old Hirakud Dam.\" With this one statement, Yashraj made it clear about the impact that they are making.<\/p>What is this Hirakud Dam? For those who haven't studied social studies in school beyond clearing the exam, Hirakud Dam is India's largest dam and is also the fourth largest dam in the world. Built on the Mahanadi river, its 743 sq.km. lake irrigates an area of 2,355 sq.km and the dam also has an installed capacity of generating 347.5 Megawatts of electricity. VSSUT was established with an aim of providing engineers to maintain the dam and is one of the top universities in Odisha.<\/p>These students, who are members of the Idea Innovation Cell of the university, have been involved in this project for a couple of years now, after Bodhisattwa Sanghapriya of the university initiated the project. The satellite, which they are currently working on, will be launched by their own rocket which they have named VSSUT Satellite Launch Vehicle (VSLV), which they have been working on since the beginning of the project.<\/p>\"We have been making and launching various models of the rocket with increasing altitudes since 2017. The first launch, which we call VSLV 1, was done on August 22, 2017 and it reached an altitude of 800 metres. After we did the first launched, we started getting recognised and we received funding and support. Since then, we have had 4 more launches with the VSLV 3.1 reaching 3.93 km, which is the highest altitude among all these. We aim to reach an altitude of 36 kilometres and at this altitude, the satellite will orbit the earth partially and scan the dam,\" explains Yashraj. <\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1573815444448","data":"5dce93335a7ce"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1573815444447","data":"The 60-strong team is a blend of students from various branches of engineering, each contributing their own expertise into various aspects necessary for the project. In fact, their efforts haven't gone unnoticed as they have been recognised by NASA, Mann ki Baat and by Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade. <\/p>They have also been recognised by ISRO and the Indian Space Research Organisation has also decided to support and fund this project, having established an innovation centre in VSSUT. \"We are planning on a few more launches with increasing altitudes till we reach the target, as we now have ISRO's support in addition to the extensive support given by our college,\" explains Yash, adding, \"Hopefully, we will launch the satellite by 2022.\"<\/p>One interesting point about these students are how they manage to keep the ball rolling, despite the project taking several years, as students involved in it would obviously graduate and leave college. \"Everything we have done, is properly documented. So if a new student joins the team, he\/she will know everything that they have to to take it ahead even if we graduate and are not involved directly in the project. Besides, we will continue to mentor them, the way Bodhisattwa continues to mentor us,\" shares Yashraj. <\/p>"}]

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