Our team had participated in the NASA CANSAT competition conducted in association with AIAA. The most prestigious CANSAT competition in the world. We did not end up winning we raked 7th out of 40 national teams, but sadly did not move on to the next stage since we had to be first in the nation. only 20 countries whose top team will be selected for the competition. We majorly made flaws in our documentation which was good learning into organizational documentation

Key design features 

• Payload includes a symmetrical nose cone that doubles as the rocket's actual nose cone 

• Payload rests inside the container during launch (shoulder section inserted into airframe), rated to survive 15G vibration and 30G shock. 

• Container + payload deploy at rocket apogee, descending at 15±3 m/s under parachute (automatic deployment on separation). 

• At 80% peak altitude, payload separates from container and deploys an autonomous paraglider descent-control system. 

• Payload maintains 5±3 m/s descent while actively steering toward a designated GPS target — this is the core "smart descent" differentiator. 

• Egg-instrument release triggers at 2±0.5 m above ground. 

• Telemetry at 1 Hz: altitude, internal temp, battery voltage, GPS, acceleration, rotation rates. 

• Independent audio beacon + easily accessible power switch for recovery.