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Riftah Sharook who hails from Tamil Nadu's who hails from Tamil Nadu's has created the world's smallest satellite, naming it 'KalamSat'. It weighs only 64 grams and is named after former President APJ Abdul Kalam. The main role of the satellite will be to demonstrate the performance of 3-D printed carbon fibre. It will be launched by NASA on June 21 from Wallops Island. KalamSat was selected through a competition, 'Cubes in Space,' which was jointly organised by NASA and an organisation, 'I Doodle Learning'.