EDUSAT is the first Indian satellite built exclusively for serving the educational sector. It is mainly intended to meet the demand for an interactive satellite based distance education system for the country and strongly reflects India’s commitment to use space technology for national development, especially for the development of the population in remote and rural locations.
The 1950 kg EDUSAT was launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota, into a Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO) by ISRO’s Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV). From GTO, EDUSAT will reach the 36,000 km high Geostationary Orbit (GSO) by firing, in stages, its on board Liquid Apogee Motor (LAM). In GSO, the satellite will be co-located with KALPANA-1 and INSAT-3C satellites at 74 deg East longitude.
Compared to the satellites launched in the INSAT series so far, EDUSAT will have several new technologies. The spacecraft is built around a standardized spacecraft bus called I-2K. It has a multiple spot beam antenna with 1.2 m reflector to direct precisely the Ku band spot beams towards their intended regions of India, a dual core bent heat pipe for thermal control, high efficiency multi-junction solar cells and an improved thruster configuration for optimised propellant use for orbit and orientation maintenance. The satellite uses radiatively cooled Ku-band Travelling Wave Tube Amplifiers (TWTAs) and dielectrically loaded C-band DEMULTIPLEXER for its communication payloads.
EDUSAT carries five Ku-band transponders providing spot beams, one Ku-band transponder providing a national beam and six Extended C-band transponders with national coverage beam. It will join the INSAT system that already has more than 130 transponders in C-band, Extended C-band and Ku-band providing a variety of telecommunication and television services.

To cater the benefits  of distant education to the student populace of the State, IT @School Project has established 15 EDUSAT Training Centers (ETCs)  one each at every district. These centers are used for interactive sessions for both departmental and educational purpose. The following are the details of ETCs in Kerala.

Sl.No	District	Location	Contact Person
1	Thiruvananthapuram	District Office, IT@School, Jagathi, Thiruvananthapuram	Sahani R  District Coordinator, Thiruvananthapuram Mobile:9895178390 Phone: 0471 2337307
2		DIET, Attingal
3	Kollam	District Office IT@School,  Govt SN UPS, Pattathanam	Ullaskumar N District Coordinator Mobile 9446325709 Phone: 0474 2743066
4	Pathanamthitta	DIET Thiruvalla, Market Road, Thiruvalla P.O., Pathanamthitta District , Pin 689101	Sudev Kumar V(District Coordinator) Mobile:9447907657 Phone: 0469 2740575
5	Alappuzha	Govt. Muhammadan HSS for Girls Alappuzha, Collectorate P.O. Alappuzha 688 001	Rajesh.K.O District Coordinator, Mobile:9747014264 Phone: 0477 2230210
6	Kottayam	Disrtict Panchayath Conference Hall, Civil Station, Kottayam	Tony Antony,  District Coordinator Mobile:9447202505 Phone. 0481  2334950
7	Idukki	District Office,IT@School Project, Near Press Club Thodupuzha 685584	Reshmi M Raj (District Coordinator) Mobile: 9446576197 Phone. 0477 2230210
8	Ernakulam	Regional Resource Centre (Artist Centre), Near Govt HSS Edappally, Cochin 24	Jayadevan C S District Coordinator,  Mob: 9495220726  Phone: 0484 2334950
9	Thrissur	District Office IT@School Govt Model HSS  for Boys Thrissur,	C.K.Ajai Kumar (District Coordinator) Mobile:94474 06749 Phone:0487 2327159
10	Palakkad	GHSS Ottappalam East , Ottappalam East P.O Pin 679101	V P Sasikumar District Coordinator ,Mobile 9447340822 Mob. 9447417607
11	Malappuram	District Office IT@School, Civil station, Malappuram	Abdul Rasheed.T.K (District Coordinator) Mobile:9947270717 Phone : 0483 2731692
12	Kozhikode	District Office IT@School, District Panchayath Bldg, civil station Kozhikode	Manoj Kumar V District Coordinator Mob: 9447089009 Phone. 0495 2376543
13	Wayanad	District Office IT@School, Govt. Higher Secondary School, Panamaram,	V.J.Thomas District Coordinator Mob: 94475 45778 Phone. 04935 220191
14	Kannur	District Office,IT@School Project, GVHSS Kannur(Sports) Campus,Kannur 670002	Jayaraj.M District Coordinator Mob: 9447437849 Phone. 0497 2701516
15	Kasargode	District office, IT@ School project Near Guest House, Pulikkunnu  Kasargode	Rajesh M.P.,  District coordinator Mob: 9447352655 Phone. 04994 225931
16	Thiruvananthapuram (Main Studio)	Sri.Murukan Kattakkada .  Head Edusat, IT@School Project,  State Project Office,  Poojappura, Thiruvananthapuram 12 Phone: 0471 2529800, 0471 2345028, Fax: 0471 2529810