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BOTSAT-1 launch further delayed due to SpaceX schedule

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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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BOTSAT-1 launch further delayed due to SpaceX schedule

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.

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