Tashkent:Baku A team from Baku State University (BSU) has claimed third place in an international CanSat competition, which was part of the 5th ICESCO International CanSat Training Workshop and Aerospace Symposium held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
According to Azerbaijan State News Agency, the BSU team competed against participants from nine countries and achieved their notable result with a self-developed CanSat model. The programme was organized in cooperation with the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO), the Uzbekistan Space Research and Technology Agency, and local academic partners. Its aim was to develop practical skills in space technology and promote international exchange of knowledge and experience.
BSU staff members and students Emil Huseynov, Miragha Aliyev, and Tahir Aliyev participated in the training sessions of the programme starting from 17 October. Throughout these sessions, they gained practical experience in various aspects of satellite system design, microcontroller programming, sensor and communication module integration, and telemetry and data analysis. Utilizing the skills acquired, the team developed their own CanSat model to enter into the competition.