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Tunisia prepares to launch its first satellite

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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 […]
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Tunisia to launch its first satellite by July despite COVID-19 slowdown

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Despite the disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic, Tunisia is determined to move forward with the launch of its first satellite. The Tunisian company in charge of the project, TELNET Holding, plans to launch the “Challenge One” nanosatellite next July from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, assisted by Russian Soyuz spacecraft. Confirmation was given on […]