Nepal’s First Ever Satellite Launched into Space

Nepal’s first satellite NepaliSat-1 was launched into space from the Virginia-based station of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in the US.

NepaliSat-1

• NepaliSat-1 will start rotating around the Earths orbit to collect information about the country’s topography and Earths magnetic field.
• The satellite also bears the Nepal flag and logo of  Nepal Academy of Science and Technology (NAST).
• The satellite is equipped with a 5MP camera to capture Nepal’s topography and a magnetometer to collect data related to the Earth’s magnetic field.
• The images and data will be sent by satellite to the ground station at NAST.
• The satellite was developed by two Nepalis Abhas Maskey and Hariram Shrestha at Japan’s Kyushu Institute of Technology.

Along with NepaliSat-1, Sri Lanka’s first satellite, Raavana 1was also launched into space. Raavana 1 marked the entry of Sri Lanka into space.

Month: Current Affairs - April, 2019