Zimbabwe will launch its first satellite named The ZimSat-1 for the International Space Station (ISS) in July 2022.
The programme is considered the first baby steps of the country’s fledgling space programme, which was launched in 2018 following the launch of the Zimbabwe National Geospatial and Space Agency (ZINGSA).
ZimSat-1 was built by local engineers working with the Kyushu Institute of Technology in Japan. It will be launched by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency.
The first African satellite, SunSat-1, was launched to space by South Africa in 1999. A total of 20 satellites have been launched by African states since 2016 totaling 41 satellites.
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The ZimSat-1 is a 1U educational and amateur radio mission cubesat manufactured under the Kyushu Institute of Technology in Japan.
The satellite will be used for enhancing mineral exploration, monitoring environmental hazards and droughts, mapping human settlements, disease outbreaks among other things.
ZimSat-1 was built by local engineers working with the Kyushu Institute of Technology in Japan. It will be launched by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency.
ZimSat-1, a nanosatellite, will be launched from the Japanese KIBO Module – Japan’s science module for the International Space Station (ISS).
The first African satellite, SunSat-1, was launched to space by South Africa in 1999. A total of 20 satellites have been launched by African states since 2016 totaling 41 satellites.
Egypt leads the way with nine launched satellites, followed by South Africa with eight, Algeria with seven, Nigeria with six, and Morocco with three. Ghana, Sudan, Ethiopia, Angola, Kenya, Rwanda and Mauritius complete the list.
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