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BOTSAT-1 delayed but ready to launch

Up, up and away: Boko and officials at the Space X facilities PIC: DUMA BOKO FACEBOOK
Up, up and away: Boko and officials at the Space X facilities PIC: DUMA BOKO FACEBOOK

Botswana’s first space satellite, BOTSAT-1, has passed all tests and is ready to launch from Space X’s facilities in California, USA, with the much-anticipated event expected to take place any time from now, the project’s lead, Dimane Mpoeleng has said.

The lift-off has been delayed by technical issues affecting a National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) launch which occupies the rocket launch right before BOTSAT-1. NASA is the American space agency.

In a brief interview with Mmegi this evening, Mpoeleng said the NASA rocket which is ahead of BOTSAT-1 is experiencing technical issues, and SpaceX and NASA are currently working through them.

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