"Rodimus" team consisting of students of Baku Engineering University (BEU) has won “CanSat Azerbaijan 2020” student model satellite competition. Teams representing 6 universities were admitted to the next stage of the competition ("Realization"), and BEU team took first place with the highest result.

The competition postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic was jointly organized by "Azercosmos" OJSC and the Ministry of Education.

The competition aims to increase interest in space among students of higher education institutions, as well as to train local staff by forming fundamental knowledge and skills in this field. 

The tasks given to young people contribute to the application and development of theoretical and practical knowledge in engineering, electronics, mechanics, and programming. In accordance with the terms of the competition, the teams develop a small satellite model. When the model descends to the ground after being released from the specified height, it performs its assigned mission.

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