Sri Lanka’s first satellite ‘Raavana 1’ reaches ISS

19 Apr, 2019

Sri Lanka?s first satellite ‘Raavana 1’ successfully reached the international Space Station (ISS) today.

The satellite was launched into space this week from NASA?s Wallops Flight Facility on Virginia?s East Shore.

The launch marks Sri Lanka?s entry into the global space age.

The satellite was designed and built at the Kyushu Institute of Technology in Japan by Sri Lankan research engineers Tharindu Dayaratne and Dulani Chamika from the Arthur C.Clarke Institute, Moratuwa.

Its camera mission is to take pictures of Sri Lanka and its neighbouring countries. Its Lora Demonstration Mission is to validate the module to be used to data download next satellites. The Attitude Determination and Control Mission of ?Ravaana 1? involves the team trying to reduce the angular velocity of the satellite using magnetic torquers.

?Raavana 1? weights around 1.05 kg and the lifespan of the satellite is around one and a half years.?(Colombo Gazette)

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