Kanpur: 'Jugnu' the nano satellite, developed by the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (IIT-K) will be launched in December 2009 by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), from its regular site Sriharikota. The satellite will be put in the Polar Orbit.

ISRO has given its nod to IIT-K to launch 'Jugnu' after a second design review was presented by the IIT-K authorities.

"We had signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the project with ISRO in February. The ISRO has been doing regular review sessions to check the progress of the ambitious project," said Sanjay Govind Dhande, Director of IIT-K.

The first review session of 'Jugnu' was carried out by ISRO in April.

"The ISRO authorities were explained about the Release Mechanism and Antenna Mechanism by the technical team of the project," added Dhande.