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Tushar Jadhav

Tushar graduated from IIT Bombay with a major in aerospace engineering in 2014. He has been a part of the Pratham team since his freshman year 2010 and was the project manager for two years from 2012 to 2014. His role was to rebuild the team to continue the launch integration of the satellite and train the future leaders who can complete and launch the satellite successfully. Even after the graduation his involvement in the decision making was important for the project. He joined the GTRE lab of DRDO after graduation. Currently he is working on a start-up plan of his own in the field of Aerospace engineering.

Pratham: The First Student Satellite of IIT Bombay

by Tushar Jadhav April 13, 2017

by Tushar Jadhav

Pratham, the student satellite of IIT Bombay, was conceptualised in 2008 with the aim of making the institute a center for space science and technology research. The satellite is designed to fit within a cube of 30-cm side weighing nearly 10 kg. Among the mission objectives of Pratham, empowering the students involved with the skill set required to develop a satellite through various stages of design, analysis, fabrication and testing is at the forefront.

April 13, 2017 2 comments