Kenya’s launched it’s first successful 3U observational satellite, Taifa-1, on Saturday 15th 2023 into space after three unsuccessful attempts.
The launch took place at the United States’ Vandenberg in California, aboard a Falcon-9 rocket owned by Elon Musk’s Space X company.
Taifa-1’s was initially meant to be launched on Tuesday, April 11 2023 but was rescheduled to Friday, April 14 due to unstable weather conditions.
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Due to bad weather on Friday, the launch was postponed 28 seconds before lift-off and pushed to Saturday, April 15 at 9:44 am.
The satellite was built by a team of nine Kenya Space Agency (KSA) engineers, at a total cost of $450,000 (Ksh.50 million)
The team of engineers worked in collaboration with Endurosat AD, a Bulgarian aerospace manufacturer, that supplied components of the satellite’s body.