Kenya launches first operational satellite into orbit

Designed and developed by a team of Kenyan researchers, the satellite is intended to provide data for agriculture and environmental monitoring in Kenya

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From left, Kenya Space Agency engineers Aloyce Were, Deche Bungule and Andrew Nyawade designed and developed the first Kenyan operational earth observation satellite Taifa-1. (AFP)
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NAIROBI — Kenya's first operational satellite was launched into orbit on Saturday by a SpaceX rocket that took off from California, USA, according to images from the US space company.

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