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BOTSAT-1 launch further delayed due to SpaceX schedule

BOTSAT Ground Station at BIUST in Palapye is ready to recieve and collect information from the satellite. PIC MORERI SEJAKGOMO
BOTSAT Ground Station at BIUST in Palapye is ready to recieve and collect information from the satellite. PIC MORERI SEJAKGOMO

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

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

In a brief interview with The Monitor, 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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WUC must fix its pipes, not just say sorry

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