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Key space-program milestones Kenya, in 1 edition.

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  • 1970 - first satellite (US-made Uhura) launched from Kenya
  • 2008 - established country's first satellite ground station
  • 2018 - first remote-sensing (RS)/technology-demonstrator cube nanosatellite (1KUNS-PF) produced jointly with Japan and Italy and deployed from the International Space Station
  • 2023 - first domestically designed RS satellite (TAIFA-1) built by Bulgaria and launched by US

1970 - first satellite (US-made Uhura) launched from Kenya
2008 - established country's first satellite ground station
2018 - first remote-sensing (RS)/technology-demonstrator cube nanosatellite (1KUNS-PF) produced jointly with Japan and Italy and deployed from the International Space Station
2023 - first domestically designed RS satellite (TAIFA-1) built by Bulgaria and launched by US

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Central Intelligence Agency. “Kenya: Key space-program milestones.” The World Factbook, 2025–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/kenya/key-space-program-milestones.

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