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Key space-program milestones Rwanda, in 1 edition.

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  • 2018 - signed cooperation agreement with Japan for training in designing and producing mini-satellites
  • 2019 - first remote sensing (RS) nanosatellite (RWASAT-1) built with assistance from and launched by Japan; first commercial communications satellite (Icyerekezo) built and launched by France
  • 2022 - signed US-led Artemis Accords for space exploration
  • 2025 - joined newly formed African Space Agency

2018 - signed cooperation agreement with Japan for training in designing and producing mini-satellites
2019 - first remote sensing (RS) nanosatellite (RWASAT-1) built with assistance from and launched by Japan; first commercial communications satellite (Icyerekezo) built and launched by France
2022 - signed US-led Artemis Accords for space exploration
2025 - joined newly formed African Space Agency

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

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