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Zimbabwe and Uganda launched their first homegrown satellites into space yesterday. The carrier of the satellite is a NASA rocket. ZimSat-1, Zimbabwe’s first satellite was designed and assembled by three of the country’s scientists
Zimbabwe and Uganda launched their first homegrown satellites into space yesterday. The carrier of the satellite is a NASA rocket. ZimSat-1, Zimbabwe’s first satellite was designed and assembled by three of the country’s scientists. They were trained by Japan. Uganda’s satellite, the PearlAfricaSat-1 was also built by three of its own aerospace engineers.
Once in orbit, the two satellites will collect images to help support weather forecasting. The use of satellites will also be used for monitoring border security, and disaster prevention for their countries.
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The launch of the satellite in Zimbabwe has attracted a lot of criticism from various segments of the citizenry. They questioned spending money on the project when the country is facing a severe economic crisis. Zimbabwe has been in a deep economic crisis for the past two decades. The country also remains under international sanctions. The growth forecasts announced by the IMF in September predict a drop in agricultural production. September. But the Zimbabwean government is upbeat about the launch of the satellite and maintains that it would help the country to manage things better, particularly in the agriculture and security-related sectors.
