https://spacewatch.global/tag/ticad-vi/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Mon, 09 Apr 2018 05:00:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/ticad-vi/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2018/04/kenyas-first-satellite-orbit-still-no-space-agency/ Mon, 09 Apr 2018 05:00:46 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=8243 Kenya's first indigenously-built satellite was launched by a SpaceX Falcon-9 space launch vehicle to the International Space Station (ISS) on 2 April 2018 from Cape Canaveral, Florida. The satellite, called First Kenya University Nano Satellite-Precursor Flight (1KUNS-PF) was built by a team from the University of Nairobi, with technical assistance from staff from the University of Rome, and co-funded by the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) as part of the KiboCUBE programme.]]>