A SpaceX rocket carried Kenya’s first earth observation satellite into orbit.
Elon Musk’s company confirmed the Taifa-1 satellite’s separation about an hour after it took off from California.
It was created by a group of Kenyan researchers with the assistance of a Bulgarian aerospace company.
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The goal is to collect data that will aid in crop yield prediction in Kenya and improve food security.
Kenya’s satellite was one of several launched from the SpaceX Falcon-9 as part of the company’s rideshare program.
