PearlAfricaSat-1
Uganda's first satellite, deployed from the ISS in 2022.
PearlAfricaSat-1 was a 1U CubeSat developed through a collaboration with the Kyushu Institute of Technology as part of Uganda's first satellite mission. It launched on 7 November 2022 aboard the NG-18 Cygnus cargo mission to the ISS and was deployed into orbit on 2 December 2022. The satellite supported Uganda's efforts to build domestic space engineering capacity and provide Earth-observation data for agriculture, environmental monitoring, and disaster planning. It reentered the atmosphere in 2023.
Quick Facts
- Mission type
- Earth observation
- Operator
- Government of Uganda
- Manufacturer
- Kyushu Institute of Technology
- Launched
- 7 November 2022
- Launch rocket
- Antares (NG-18)
- Launch site
- Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport
- Deployment from
- ISS
- Deployment date
- 2 December 2022
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