In a major space science breakthrough, Kenya has built its first satellite, mainly to observe farming trends and monitor the coastline. The satellite was developed by the University of Nairobi in collaboration with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. The University of Nairobi said the satellite will also be used to test technologies for the launch of a larger earth observation satellite in the future. Koichi Wakata, the Japanese agency’s ISS programme manager, said Kenya’s satellite will be delivered to the ISS in March. “The 1KUNS-PF ( 1st Kenyan University Nano Satellite Precursor Flight) is the first satellite to be developed by Kenya and first satellite to be operated by a Kenyan university,” he said.

Source: The Star January 22, 2018 21:58 UTC