CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

INDUSTRIAL VISIT PROGRAMME

Date: 14^th July 2023.

Subject: REPORT ON INDUSTRIAL VISIT.

Place:ISRO UR RAO Satellite centre HAL old Airport roadBengaluru, Karnataka 560017

No. of Students: 115

Introduction about ISRO

The Indian Space Research Organisation(ISRO) is the agency of India that deals with space exploration and astronomy. It was established in 1969.Its headquarters is located in Bengaluru.

Its vision is to “harness space technology for national development”.

Mission is to design and development of satellites and related technologies for earth observation, communication, navigation, meteorology and space science.

Objective

• To provide the students with an insight to the internal working of an organization.
• To make students understand about the SSLV(small satellite launch vehicle)

GSLV(Geo-synchronous satellite launch vehicle) and PSLV(polar satellite launch vehicle)

• To provide the students about the various technologies for providing access to space.
• To make students understand the importance of design, develop and realize the communication and earth observation satellites.

About the visit

The visit for the students of New Horizon College Of Engineering was held on 14^th July 2023 by the Department of MCA. Students were taken to ISRO by two buses provided by the college. It was a half day visit by around 115 students of 2^nd  sem MCA along with 6 faculty members. The journey began at 08:45 hrs and we touched down at 9:15 hrs. Further Mr. Praveen Krishna escorted us to the conference room, briefed us about the infrastructure of the ISRO, how clean rooms are kept and the he also explained the materials used during the launch of satellites

He also briefed the satellites launched by ISRO from Aryabhata to chandrayaan-3.

The exhibition has information panels and working models. Students can learn about the types of satellites and launch vehicles. Launch vehicles are the rockets that place the satellites in orbit.

UR  Rao Satellite centre(URSC)

U R Rao Satellite Centre (URSC), Bengaluru, formerly known as ISRO Satellite Centre (ISAC) is the lead centre for building satellites and developing associated satellite technologies. These spacecraft are used for providing applications to various users in the area of Communication, Navigation, Meteorology, Remote Sensing, Space Science and interplanetary explorations. The Centre is also pursuing advanced technologies for future missions. URSC is housed with the state-of-the-art facilities for building satellites on end-to-end basis. ISRO Satellite Integration and Test Establishment (ISITE) is equipped with state-of-the-art clean room facilities for spacecraft integration and test facilities including a 6.5 Metre thermo vacuum chamber, 29 Ton vibration facility, Compact Antenna Test Facility and acoustic test facility under one roof. Assembly, Integration and Testing of all Communication and Navigation Spacecraft is carried out at ISITE. A dedicated facility for the production station of standardised subsystems is established at ISITE.

URSC has a unit called Laboratory for Electro Optics System (LEOS), which is situated in Peenya, Bengaluru and is mainly responsible for research, development and productionisation of Sensors for ISRO programmes.

Clean room

“clean room” where satellite is assembled. A satellite in space faces extremes of temperature such as -120 degrees to +120 degrees Celsius. We were taken to a room where there is a chamber for testing this. The chamber gets liquid nitrogen for testing against low temperature and similarly testing hot temperature. Only after thorough testing, satellite is taken by road to the launching pad at Sriharikota.

Recently launched Chandrayaan 3 materials were also shifted from that particular clean room and later shifted to Sriharikota.

Outcome

• Students got an insight about how technologies and applications is being implemented.
• The importance of space and research while cooperating with the leading industries and investors.
• Students got to know the different branches of ISRO and the companies collaborated with ISRO.
• Students were then taken to the conference room where they played the video on the subject of what activities are taken by ISRO and what are the various tasks and functions of ISRO.
• Student were shown the metals used in spacecraft.
• This kind of intercultural collaboration allows students to offer fresh perspectives and expertise to these organizations.
• Not only on academic level, but ISRO the wholesome personality development of every student that had been connected with the organization.