The initiative signifies the East African country's strides to tap the global satellite data market. Ethiopia's first ever earth observatory satellite, the ETRSS-1, was launched into space from China in 2019. In 2021, Ethiopia opened a 7.3 meters multi-satellite tracking and data receiving ground station at the Entoto Observatory and Research Center. This is a vivid example of the deepening cooperation in space technology as well as the flourishing sci-tech cooperation between China and Ethiopia in recent years. The two parties recently signed a series of bilateral cooperation documents on the Belt and Road Initiative cooperation, economic and trade cooperation, space technology, and Earth science.

Source: Ethiopian News October 16, 2024 12:51 UTC