Tag: Satelite
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NIGCOMSAT to launch satellite dedicated to army operations – DG
The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Communications Satellite (NIGCOMSAT), Mrs Jane Egerton, says the organisation intends to launch a satellite dedicated to the Nigerian Army to enhance its capabilities. Egarton said this when she paid a courtesy visit to the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt -Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, on Thursday in Abuja.
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Ethiopia launches first satellite into space
Ethiopia launched its first satellite into space on Friday, as more sub-Saharan African nations strive to develop space programmes to advance their development goals and encourage scientific innovation. Before dawn on Friday, senior officials and citizens gathered at the Entoto Observatory and Research Centre, just north of the capital Addis Ababa, to watch a live…