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 benifits  of distant education, IT @School Project have 15 Edusat training center - one each at every district. This centers are used for interactive sessions for both departmental and educational purpose. The following are the details of Edusat training facilities in Kerala.

1	Trivandrum	DIET, Attingal	Sambasivan. S District Coordinator, Phone: 0471-2337307
2	Kollam	District Office IT@School,  Govt SN UPS, Pattathanam	P. T. Venugopal, District Coordinator Phone: 04742743066
3	Pathanamthitta	DIET Thiruvalla Market Road, Thiruvalla P.O. Pathanamthitta District Pin-689101	V N Pradeep. Disrtict Coordinator Phone: 0469-2740575
4	Alappuzha	Govt. Muhammadan HSS for Girls Alappuzha Collectorate P.O. Alappuzha 688 001	Muhammad Aslam District Coordinator, Phone: 0477-2230210
5	Kottayam	Disrtict Office, IT@School Project DDE Office Kottayam	N. Jayakumar, District Coordinator Phone. 0484- 2334950
6	Idukki	DIET Idukki, Thodupuzha	Cilda Lawarence,  District coordinator Phone. 0477-2230210
7	Ernakulam	Regional Resource Centre (Artist Centre), Near Govt HSS Edappally Cochin-24	Joseph Antony, District Coordinator,  Phone: 0484- 2334950
8	Thrissur	District Office IT@School Govt Model HSS  for Boys Thrissur,	Ajaikumar CK, District Coordinator Phone: 9447406749
9	Ottappalam	GHSS Ottappalam East , Ottappalam East P.O Pin 679101	M.Jayarajan District Coordinator Phone. 9447531325
10	Malappuram	District Office IT@School,Civil station, Malappuram	Sankardas K.V,  District Coordinator Phone : 4832731692
11	Kozhikode	District Office IT@School, District Panchayath Bldg, civil station Kozhikode	O. Kunhikanaran, District Coordinator Phone. 0495-2376543
12	Wayanad	District Office IT@School, Govt. Higher Secondary School,  Panamaram,	V.J.Thomas District Coordinator Phone. 04935-220191
13	Thalassery	DIET Palayad Palayad (PO) Thalassery	Prasoonan C. P. District Coordinator Phone. 0497- 2701516
14	Kasargode	District office, IT@ School project Near Guest House Pulikkunnu  kasargode 04994225931	V. J. Mathai, District coordinator Phone. 04994-225931
15	Trivandrum	State Uplinking Station, EDUSAT Netwok, IT@School State Project Office,  Poojappura, Thiruvananthapuram - 12 Phone: 04712529800, 04712345028, Fax: 04712529810