Mauritian satellite MIR-SAT1 to launch on June 3
For the first time in its history, Mauritius will embark on initiatives geared towards exploiting space/satellite technology for its socio-economic benefits.
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For the first time in its history, Mauritius will embark on initiatives geared towards exploiting space/satellite technology for its socio-economic benefits.
Mauritius was the winner of the 3 rd round UNOOSA/JAXA KiboCube Programme in 2018 whereby Mauritius was awarded (by JAXA) the opportunity to build and deploy, for the first time in its history, a 1U Cube Satellite through the International Space Station (ISS). The MIR-SAT1 will be sent by JAXA to the International Space Station (ISS) and deployed from the Japanese Experiment Module (Kibo) “KiboCUBE”. The first 1U Mauritian nanosatellite, MIR-SAT1 (Mauritius Imagery and Radio – Satellite 1) was designed by a team of Mauritian Engineers and an experienced Radio Amateur from the Mauritius...