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Africa-Press – Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>Kenya will launch its first operational satellite next week in a landmark achievement for the country’s space programme, the government said on Monday.<\/p>\n

Taifa-1, or Nation-1 in Swahili, is scheduled to be launched on April 10 aboard the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.<\/p>\n

“The mission is an important milestone,” the defence ministry and Kenya Space Agency said in a joint statement, adding that it would contribute significantly to the country’s “budding space economy”.<\/p>\n

The observation satellite is “fully designed and developed” by Kenyan engineers and will be used to provide data on agriculture and food security, among other areas, the statement said.<\/p>\n

Testing and manufacturing of the parts were done in collaboration with a Bulgarian aerospace manufacturer, it added.<\/p>\n

An East African economic powerhouse, Kenya is suffering its worst drought in decades after five failed rain seasons.<\/p>\n

The satellite launch will add to a push by African nations for scientific innovation and the development of space programmes.<\/p>\n

Egypt was the first African country to send a satellite into space in 1998.<\/p>\n

In 2018, Kenya launched its first experimental nano-satellite from the International Space Station.<\/p>\n

As of 2022, at least 13 African countries had manufactured 48 satellites, according to Space in Africa, a Nigeria-based firm that tracks African space programmes.<\/p>\n

More than 50 African satellites have been launched as of November 2022, according to Space in Africa, although none from African soil.<\/p>\n

In January, the Djibouti government announced a memorandum of understanding with a Hong Kong-based company to build a $1 billion commercial spaceport that is expected to take five years to complete.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Uganda<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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