The M S Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences (MSRUAS) will build a student satellite called "Ramaiah Sat" coinciding with 'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav' to commemorate 75 years of Indian independence.

The MSRUAS, which is part of the Gokula Education Foundation (medical), signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Indian Technology Congress Association (ITCA) on Tuesday to develop and build a nanosatellite that will be launched in August 2022.

The 300-gm satellite, which will cost one crore, will be built under the supervision of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) and with the assistance of ITCA, which is the nodal agency for the 75-student satellite mission.

Professor Kuldeep K Raina, Vice-Chancellor of MSRUAS, and ITCA President L V Muralikrishna Reddy signed the agreement in the presence of Chancellor M R Jayaram and Chief Executive M R Sreenivasa Murthy, among others. Professor Raina described it as an opportunity to showcase MSRUAS's expertise in space technology.

"Ramaiah Sat is a 1.6 kg class satellite with a 300 grams IoT (Internet of Things) payload for monitoring other satellites", an MSRUAS statement said.

ISRO will launch the satellite with UHF and VHF links with a satellite ground station at MSRUAS's Peenya Campus.

"The Satellite mission functional attributes are water quality monitoring, providing wireless communication network in remote areas, passive radar for weather monitoring and fisherman SOS", it said.