PUNE: The College of Engineering Pune (CoEP) will put the first-ever satellite in the orbit that will do `radiation monitoring in higher altitudes using orbit manoeuvring employing solar sail'.The project will be built entirely by the students and funded by the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro). “The proposal was given by the students and approved by the Isro a month ago.This is the first such a satellite will be monitoring radiation using the orbit manoeuvring by solar sails method,“ faculty in-charge of the satellite project at CoEP M H Khaladkar said.The new satellite will be in a cuboid form. “This satellite will be 32 sq m and the work has already started on it. Isro experts with Tata Institute of Fundamental Research will help us,“ Khaladkar said. The project is supposed to be completed in three years. Khaladkar said, “This will act like a kite. The launch vehicle will put it in an altitude of 1,000km. From this, the satellite will float like a kite to 2,000km altitude. This will monitor various kinds of radiations at various heights.“The first satellite by CoEP, Swayam, will be launched in the space along with CartoSat-2C on June 20. Swayam is a 10 cubic centimetre cube, weighing less than 1kg and will be used for communication using HAM frequency . It uses a pair of hysteresis rods and a magnet to stabilize itself after the launch and hence is called Swayam.“The satellite will ensure that the communication is established even in the most remote places. The satellite uses the magnetic field to stabilize itself after the launch. This technology is one of its kind and will be used for the first time in the country ,“ director of CoEP BB Ahuja said.