Kuala Lumpur: Measat Global Berhad (Measat) is collaborating with Apadilangit to organise the CanSat competition for Malaysian students in the upper secondary to celebrate the launch of the Measat-3d satellite on June 23.
Measat Global Berhad in a statement, here, said the Measat-3d satellite is the most advanced satellite in its fleet yet.
By establishing new techniques in the domains of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics, the cooperation with Apadilangit intends to inspire the younger generation to explore the possibilities of advanced satellites and contribute to Malaysia’s technological and social progress.
The competition is open to all upper secondary students (Form 4, Form 5 or its equivalent) across Malaysia in teams of three, participants have a unique opportunity to expand their knowledge on satellites - and perhaps discover a new career path ahead.
More rural students will be able to access hi-tech employment with the launch of Measat-3d, which will further close the digital divide for Malaysians in distant rural regions via ConnectMe Now. They will join the ranks of other Malaysians who are benefiting from the digital economy, such as accessing e-learning and knowledge online and engaging in e-commerce.
CanSat - a combination of the words can and satellite, refers to the beverage can-sized miniature satellites built in the competition, in a process that will enable students to understand how satellites work and their benefits. The three-phase competition will involve writing an abstract in the first phase, while the top ten shortlisted teams will participate in online workshops in the second phase and the three finalist teams will compete in testing their CanSat in the third phase.
The main activity of the competition will take place over the second and third phases, where participants learn to build their own CanSat and launch it via High Altitude Balloon (HAB) to collect data such as temperature, pressure, geolocation and even images by adding a camera to make a drone.
Exciting prizes await the winners, with the top three teams able to take home attractive prizes such as a MacBook Pro 13”, iPhone 13 and iPhone SE, along with certificates and medals.
Students interested in demonstrating their scientific skills and creativity in building the most stable, unique and creative CanSat can register their teams until May 22 at https://apadilangit.com /MyCanSat/.
For more information on the CanSat competition, visit Apadilangit at https://apadilangit.com/ or https://www.facebook.com/apadilangit and Measat at http://www.measat.com/ or https://www.facebook.com/MeasatGlobalBerhad.
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