China successfully launches satellite made by students

China has launched a satellite developed by a group of students which is used for global maritime automatic identification and demonstrating information exchanges between satellites in-orbit, state-run media reported today. The satellite "Nanligong-1", developed by Students in Nanjing University of Technology and Engineering independently has already started transmitting data. The satellite - carried by a Long March-11 rocket - was successfully launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre, state-run People's Daily reported. More

(Source: Economic Times - Oct 11)