Ethiopia has launched its second remote-sensing satellite into space, the Ethiopian Space Science and Technology Institute has announced on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Named ET-SMART-RSS, the second earth observation nano-satellite was designed by Ethiopian engineers in collaboration with China’s Smart Satellite Technology Corporation under an initiative co-funded by both Ethiopia and China.<\/p>\n
The institute on its face book page said \u201cthe second Ethiopian Remote Sensing Satellite successfully launched\u201d but did not mention when and where the satellite was launched.<\/p>\n
Director-General of the institute Dr. Solomon Belay last month was quoted as saying that Ethiopia\u2019s second satellite will be launched on December 20, 2020, from China’s Taiyuan Spacecraft Launch Site.<\/p>\n
The satellite has improved resolution features that would enable it to capture and send high-quality images to its command centre in Addis Ababa, according to Dr Solomon.<\/p>\n
“The major mission of the second satellite is on flood and disaster prediction,” he said, adding that “agriculture and environment are also its secondary missions.”<\/p>\n
Ethiopia launched its first satellite into space in December last year in a bid to develop space programs and encourage scientific innovation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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