Indian Muslim University to launch Nanosatellite Project

The Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) has initiated work on its own ambitious space programme approved by the Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Centre (IN-SPACe), Muslim Mirror reported yesterday.

This Nanosatellite Project, which began in November 2021, involves the development of ‘SS AMU SAT’, the first satellite programme named after its founder, Sir Syed Ahmad Khan.

The satellite is designed for multiple objectives, including the study of economic growth in India’s poorest districts using satellite imagery and the implementation of an in-house developed image compression technology for faster multimedia transmission.