Tunisia has launched Monday its first satellite, “Challenge 1”, from Kazakhstan on board Russian Soyuz rocket 2, Webdo Tunis reports. The unmanned rocket took off from Baikonour Cosmodrome, carrying 37 other satellites from 17 other countries including Saudi Arabia, Japan, Germany and South Korea. President Kais Saied attended the launching from Telnet Holding office, the […]
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Tunisia prepares to launch its first satellite
Preparations are underway for the launch into orbit of a Tunisian-manufactured satellite, Challenge 1, which was produced by TELNET Company with support from Russia. The launch of the satellite on March 20 comes to fruition as the country celebrates its 65th independence anniversary. The satellite was first unveiled in 2019 by Tunisian aerospace and telecommunications […]