UNNATI

About:

• Full name: UNNATI is an acronym for Unispace Nanosatellite Assembly and Training programme.
  
  
• What is it? UNNATI is a capacity building programme on Nanosatellite development.
  
  
• Key Features:
  • The programme provides opportunities to the participating developing countries to strengthen in assembling, integrating and testing of Nanosatellite.
    
    
  • UNNATI programme is planned to be conducted for 3 years by U.R. Rao Satellite Centre of ISRO in 3 batches and will target to benefit officials of 45 countries.
    
    
  • The first batch of this programme was launched in Bengaluru with 30 participants from 17 countries. They will be imparted two months training.
    
    
  
  
  
• Background: It has been launched by ISRO as part of initiative by United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs that is commemorating the 50^th anniversary of the first United Nations Conference on the Exploration and Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UNISPACE-50).