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kenya yet again benefits from its high diplomatic profile and geopolitical mastery in the region as its foreign relations soar ,after hosting TOKYO INTERNATIONAL CONFRENCE ON AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT (TICAD) next week ,it seems the bag of goodies are yet to end as japan helps kenya launch its first test micro satellite next year made by the university of nairobi with an aim of launching a larger satellite in the future.
KYODO
Japan’s space agency has announced that it will release Kenya’s first satellite — for no fee — from its Kibo laboratory at the International Space Station.
The move, announced Thursday, is expected to take place sometime in fiscal 2017, which begins next April.
Deploying the University of Nairobi’s microsatellite, which measures just 10 cm by 10 cm and weighs about 1 kg, will be Japan’s first instance of aiding developing nations without space-launch capabilities for purposes such as disaster prevention.
In September, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency agreed with the United Nations to support such launches, with a goal of sending one satellite into orbit each year.
The Kenyan satellite, dubbed 1KUNS-PF, an acronym for 1st Kenyan University Nano Satellite Precursor Flight, will test its technology for a future Earth observation mission, JAXA said.
source:JAXA to release Kenya's first microsatellite for free from ISS in 2017 | The Japan Times
KYODO
Japan’s space agency has announced that it will release Kenya’s first satellite — for no fee — from its Kibo laboratory at the International Space Station.
The move, announced Thursday, is expected to take place sometime in fiscal 2017, which begins next April.
Deploying the University of Nairobi’s microsatellite, which measures just 10 cm by 10 cm and weighs about 1 kg, will be Japan’s first instance of aiding developing nations without space-launch capabilities for purposes such as disaster prevention.
In September, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency agreed with the United Nations to support such launches, with a goal of sending one satellite into orbit each year.
The Kenyan satellite, dubbed 1KUNS-PF, an acronym for 1st Kenyan University Nano Satellite Precursor Flight, will test its technology for a future Earth observation mission, JAXA said.
source:JAXA to release Kenya's first microsatellite for free from ISS in 2017 | The Japan Times