{"id":121841,"date":"2026-04-11T07:39:28","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T07:39:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/uganda-to-launch-two-new-satellites-to-space-museveni"},"modified":"2026-04-11T08:00:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T08:00:23","slug":"uganda-to-launch-two-new-satellites-to-space-museveni","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/uganda-to-launch-two-new-satellites-to-space-museveni","title":{"rendered":"Uganda to Launch Two New Satellites to Space- Museveni"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Uganda. <\/strong><\/span><b>President Museveni has announced that Uganda is set to launch two new satellites into space as part of efforts to strengthen security, environmental monitoring, and communications.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIndeed, we are going to launch two satellites: one in a lower orbit for security and environmental monitoring, such as tracking deforestation, and another for broadcasting purposes,\u201d Museveni said on Wednesday while addressing NRM Members of Parliament at Kyankwanzi.<\/p>\n<p>The President\u2019s remarks followed concerns raised by a Member of Parliament regarding Uganda\u2019s involvement in space science. Museveni emphasized that Uganda is capable of participating in space programs, just like more developed countries.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is true, because being on the equator makes it easier to launch satellites,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He added that continental cooperation could further strengthen Africa\u2019s position in space exploration.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would add that if Africa is united, we can occupy the lower orbits effectively. However, we also aim to reach higher orbits, even up to the moon. While we may not go to the moon immediately, such advancements would help us\u2014for example, in detecting threats like terrorism from space\u2014but we still need to do more.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Museveni stressed that Africa\u2019s involvement in space programs is essential for strategic security.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs we speak now, one of the satellites of the USA is going around the moon. For us, we are here in Kyankwanzi eating macaroni. This is very dangerous,\u201d he said, referring to Artemis II, a mission by NASA that sent astronauts on a 10-day journey around the Moon\u2014the first crewed lunar mission in over 50 years.<\/p>\n<p>Uganda previously launched its first satellite, when in 2022, PearlAfricaSat-1, was launched into the orbit.<\/p>\n<p>The satellite was developed by Ugandan engineers Derrick Tebusweke, Bony Omara, and Edgar Mujuni under the BIRDS-5 programme at the Kyushu Institute of Technology in Japan.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Uganda<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Uganda. President Museveni has announced that Uganda is set to launch two new satellites into space as part of efforts to strengthen security, environmental monitoring, and communications. \u201cIndeed, we are going to launch two satellites: one in a lower orbit for security and environmental monitoring, such as tracking deforestation, and another for broadcasting [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":121840,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,7,12],"tags":[234],"class_list":["post-121841","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-head-lines","category-policy","tag-uganda"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Uganda to Launch Two New Satellites to Space- Museveni - 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