All about Srilanka first Satellite raavana-1
                     ALL ABOUT FIRST 
SATELLITE OF 
SRILANKA
RAAVANA-1
RAAVANA-1
• Country: Sri Lanka
• Type: Cube Sat , 1U
• Organization : Kyushu Institute of Technology
• One liner : Remote Data Collection based on low 
powered LoRa modulation for demonstration.
INTRODUCTION
• Raavana 1 also recognized as BIRD LKA is the first 
satellite of Sri Lanka.
• Sri Lankan low orbit cube research satellite.
• Launched as part of Cygnus NG-11 by the US on 17 
April 2019. 
• The Satellite was launched into the orbit on 17th June 
2019  and sent into space on 18 April 2019.
DEVELOPMENT
• Satellite was developed by scholars of Peradeniya 
University's Engineering Faculty and Asian Institute 
of Technology. 
• The satellite was designed in Japan.
DEVELOPMENT
• Tharindu Dayarathna and Dulani 
Chamika Vithanage are scientist 
behind the model of satellite.
• Raavana 1 has volume of about 1000 
cubic centimetre.
•  Mass of about 1.1 kg.
• The lifespan of the satellite is about one and half years.
• The satellite will takes images of Sri Lanka and 
other countries near Sri Lanka. 
• Magnetic torques will use by satellite, to reduce its 
angular velocity.
• The satellite was launched with Nepal's first 
satellite NepaliSat-1.
LAUNCH
• Raavana-1 hand over to 
Japan Aerospace Exploration 
Agency (JAXA) on 18 
February.
• The Satellite was sent to International Space Station 
on 17 April on Sri Lanka Standard Time at 2:16 a.m.
   
It will be within the third batch known as BIRDS-3.
 
It has five missions to complete. 
It will take fifteen pictures per day.
MISSION
• Raavana-1 missions to make 
available ciphered communication 
in its beacon in the 437 MHz 
band. 
• Made use of LoRa modulation for 
Remote Data Collection. 
MISSION • Imaging mission - public 
outreach and awareness.
• Earth Magnetic Field 
measurement.
• Glue Mission- find COTS 
alternative to expensive space 
glue
• Active Attitude Stabilization- 
to active pointing control for 
future CubeSat