Taifa 1 News Today

Egypt leads with 9 launched satellites, followed by South Africa with 8, Algeria with 7, Nigeria with 6 and Morocco with 3.

The launch of Taifa 1 heralds a new era in space science technology.

Kenya Space Agency invited everyone to watch the launch live through their website.

Kenya launched its first operational earth observation satellite on Saturday aboard a SpaceX rocket from the US, a live feed from Elon Musk's rocket company showed.

Taifa-1, Kenya's first operational earth observation satellite, has launched into space aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, US.

One of primary objectives of mission is to provide ‘precise, timely’ earth observation satellite data, says Kenya Space Agency - Anadolu Ajansı

The launch director put a hold due to weather constraints

This comes after two delays due to unfavorable weather conditions.

This will be the second time the launch is being delayed due to bad weather.

Taifa-1, launching today, was purely developed by Kenyan engineers