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Senegal’s first satellite has been successfully launched into orbit, President Bassirou Diomaye Faye said, adding the move marked a major step towards the West African country’s technological sovereignty.
Senegal’s first satellite has been successfully launched into orbit, President Bassirou Diomaye Faye said, adding the move marked a major step towards the West African country’s technological sovereignty. The GAINDESAT-1A satellite was launched at 18:56 GMT on Friday from the Vandenberg base in California, Faye wrote in a post on X late Friday.
This is the outcome of five years of hard work by Senegalese engineers and technicians, this advance marks a major step towards the country’s technological sovereignty. Senegal’s public broadcaster RTS said the satellite was designed and manufactured by Senegalese engineers, in partnership with the French Montpellier University Space Centre (CSUM).
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The broadcaster said a Falcon 9 rocket took off from Vandenberg base and launched several satellites, including the GAINDESAT-1A, into orbit.RTS said the satellite will collect data for various state agencies including the Directorate for Water Resources Management and Planning (DGPRE) and the National Civil Aviation and Meteorology Agency.
